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from scratch

ADVERB
from the very beginning
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She began cooking everything from scratch after realizing that eating highly processed foods was contributing to her eczema flare-ups.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

It was restarted from scratch in 2013 with a new trilogy dubbed "Survivor", chronicling the adventures of a younger, less experienced Lara.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Pyka and Windracers are building aircraft from scratch, arguing this allows autonomy to be designed in from the outset and the aircraft tailored to the job.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

By plugging custom chips and XPUs into Nvidia’s established rack-scale ecosystem, MediaTek can accelerate deployment in AI factories and data centers without building a systems platform from scratch.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

“What Luke told you back on the Princess Andromeda, about starting the world from scratch ... that really got to you, huh?”

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan




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