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Read Next Washington State Person scrounging for metal finds WA woman’s body in freezer, feds say.
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Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
While the Cardinals had Monday off, the Mets took a 1-1 tie with the Miami Marlins after scrounging just two hits together.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Migrants often scrounge up the money from relatives in the U.S. or by becoming indebted to cartels.
—Gabe Gutierrez, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Graham and his nonprofit worked tirelessly to improve Liberia’s housing, creating programs to put young men to work in construction, scrounging for funding to promote Black home ownership.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
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Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
While the Cardinals had Monday off, the Mets took a 1-1 tie with the Miami Marlins after scrounging just two hits together.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Migrants often scrounge up the money from relatives in the U.S. or by becoming indebted to cartels.
—Gabe Gutierrez, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Graham and his nonprofit worked tirelessly to improve Liberia’s housing, creating programs to put young men to work in construction, scrounging for funding to promote Black home ownership.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
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4 May 2025
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Burns has earned a college degree and has worked with hospice patients.—
Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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“Scrounge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrounge. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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