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scratch (out)

verb

Definition of scratch (out)

as in to write

to compose and set down on paper the words of scratched out a poem for his beloved wife on the home front

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as in to delete

to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it scratched out the old phone number and wrote in the new one

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Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood), who co-wrote the legislation that expanded the film and television tax credit, says that the cap appears to have been an oversight, and that members believed the film program was exempt.

— Gio Insignares, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Kolmogorov wrote the formal proof himself and submitted it for publication with Karatsuba listed as the lead author.

— Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 13 July 2026

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In a lengthy post on X that has since been deleted, AMC CEO Adam Aron described the inside as flamingo pink from the couches to the curtains, but also like an intimate garden party with lush, idyllic, green scenery and five-foot trees.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
After the White House initially defended the post as satire, the video in question was deleted after a backlash including from some Republicans.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 July 2026

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Jagger penned new lyrics, recorded new vocals, and presto — the band made its last classic.

— Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Stepping back from these intimate, personal breakthroughs, the series’ broader conflict over land ownership comes to a head in the penultimate episode, which was penned by Cherokee writer Tom Hanada and helmed by Navajo filmmaker Sydney Freeland.

— Max Gao, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

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Moghal said she was contacted by StubHub and told her tickets would remain canceled, then was later told the tickets would be available one hour before the game.

— Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Last night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz abruptly canceled a public event to hold an emergency security meeting.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 July 2026

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