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as in wrote
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 deleted
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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Maya Dehlin Spach / Getty Images Earlier this month, veterans Breanna Stewart and Kelsey Plum wrote a letter to union leadership expressing frustration at the pace of the negotiations.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
9 Mar. 2026 -
Harrison wrote that her office reserves the right to use other remedies at its disposal.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Then, at some point in the past week, Collegiate Consulting deleted the post standing by those figures.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Social media company Discord announced plans in February to roll out mandatory age verification globally, which the company said would rely on verification methods designed so facial analysis occurs on a user’s device and submitted data would be deleted immediately.—
Barbara Booth,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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Yet, McDonald penned hundreds of others songs and released 30-plus albums during a recording career that spanned multiple decades.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Emily Henry is a 35-year-old romance writer who’s penned six best-selling adult romance novels over the past five years, selling over 10 million copies worldwide and sparking multiple Hollywood deals.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
7 Mar. 2026
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Why was Magic City Monday cancelled?—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Sarkisian said Texas hoped to deploy Baker at guard last season, but a preseason injury to fellow tackle Andre Cojoe canceled those plans.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Scratched (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratched%20%28out%29. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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