as in filing
to mark with or as if with a line or groove
carefully scribed two lines into the wood
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Officers said that the case would be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's offices' Juvenile Division for filing consideration.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Others are stealing real PTINs from preparers and filing fraudulent returns using those credentials.—
Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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When not used correctly, aluminum foil can cause problems such as blocking air vents, scratching the enamel of your oven, starting a fire if used in the microwave, or causing uneven cooking of cookies.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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There was something about the footprints disappearing in the powder dusting the sidewalks, the heaps of dirty snow that the kids tried to conquer like Everest, and dogs nearly my size scratching their backs on a tiny patch of ice that resonated with me.—
Leslie Hsu Oh,
Outside,
26 Feb. 2026
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Netflix‘s KPop Demon Hunters singing voice stars took the stage at the BAFTA Film Awards in London on Sunday evening, getting a game crowd grooving.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Feb. 2026
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Their greatest pleasure in life is seeing their favorite band play live — grooving out, going nuts, and dissecting every second afterward.—
David Manheim,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Scribing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scribing. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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