1
as in writes
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 deletes
to show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it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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Me too, but no one writes a book about it!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026 -
Antisemitism in schools is a daily reality, requiring education, community, allies, and ongoing engagement to help students feel safe, empowered and proud of their Jewish identity, Greenland writes.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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Google continually deletes apps from Play Store.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Carrie makes the internal transfer on the system, moving me from my old role to my new one, ‘accidentally’ deletes the job listing from the website, and then rescues my employee profile from the digital abyss.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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Amazon moved fast to board the project and the film will now be a big priority at the studio as Loeb pens the script.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Greg Ballard pens anti-redistricting op-ed Kayla Dwyer Greg Ballard, the former Republican mayor of Indianapolis, has some sharp words for Indiana lawmakers' mid-decade redistricting effort.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
2 Dec. 2025
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Disney+ cancels 'Doctor Who' partnership after 2 seasons.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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While their devices come with a year of Google AI Pro, valued at $240, upgrading to the premium Gemini AI Ultra tier permanently cancels this bundled subscription.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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“Scratches (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratches%20%28out%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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