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Noun
They were released after they were treated at medical facilities for scrapes, cuts, dehydration and exhaustion over the weekend, State Police Lt.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
12 Aug. 2026 The tiniest scrape or cut is enough for Vibrio vulnificus to get under your skin.—
Bill Sullivan,
The Conversation,
11 Aug. 2026
Verb
Emily Smith’s life has gone from scraping together grocery money to bringing home six figures in a single month.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2026 But if that monthly payment no longer fits comfortably into your budget, scraping together the amount on your statement isn't necessarily your only option.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scrape
At this point occurs the climax of the tale, Ichabod’s encounter with the headless horseman, whom the reader assumes is Brom Bones playing a mischievous trick on him.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2026
New video released this week shows a tense encounter in Colorado in which a sheriff's deputy was forced to shoot and kill a charging mother black bear.
Based in Sacramento, Sugar Coated is a scratch bakery specializing in gourmet cupcakes, macarons, and individual desserts, known for creative fillings, premium ingredients and unexpected flavor combinations.
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Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2026
Philadelphia second baseman Bryson Stott was a late scratch from the lineup due to personal reasons.
Abu Safiya's personal attorney said that during a recent visit, the doctor had fresh bruises and was struggling to remain conscious, according to the human rights organization Amnesty International.
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Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2026
Mims hurt his foot in the team’s preseason finale against Minnesota, but head coach Sean Payton after the game called the injury a bruise.
Bugs Bunny jams himself against the edge and grits his teeth in agony.
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Laura Preston,
New Yorker,
30 Aug. 2026
But credit Skubal for gritting it out each time, keeping the Dodgers in those three games against the Chicago Cubs, the Kansas City Royals and Brewers.
Now, Winchell, who couldn’t move his left hand after the stroke for even the most basic self care — let alone hold a paint brush — is getting his groove back.
Minutes after that shooting, a 37-year-old woman was shot in the leg and a 19-year-old man suffered graze wounds to both legs near the parade route on Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue, police said.
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Adi Guajardo,
CBS News,
7 Sep. 2026
And in its forests and on its grasslands, tule elk and mule deer graze, while bobcats and coyotes hunt for rabbits and mountain beavers.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Aug. 2026
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