scraping(s)

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Noun
  • On June 28, the suspect took photos practicing with his shotgun and shooting at a stump in the woods, according to search warrant returns from Apple.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
  • This tree house goes down rather than up—a few steps will take you into a 20-foot room created by hollowing out the base of a still-living giant redwood stump.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The old refuse was collected into a single pile in the 1950s and newer operations continued to accumulate waste there, per DRMS.
    Logan Smith, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • But some of that refuse, the ghost recalls, found a second life in the hands of a woman named Cara.
    Omari Weekes, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, 10 eateries — including two fast food chains — received citations for health code violations such as excess water between stacks of plates, grease residue on the floor under the equipment, and pink slime.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado May 1, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
  • Following the fire last month, Pernerewski said officials found that the two hydrants likely became blocked with debris and that residue had gotten stuck in the pipes.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the leaders reported that the core business of the guild — paying residuals, arbitrating credit disputes, and so on — continues, though the guild’s offices, theater and library remain closed.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
  • All those incentives given to the original purchaser are passed along to future owners, but according to a Deloitte report, EV residuals are underperforming even more than expected.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Scraping(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scraping%28s%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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