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scratch

[skrach] / skrætʃ /
NOUN
small cut or mark
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From quick reels on how to fix cracks in walls, to complicated YouTube tutorials on building alcove seating from scratch, the internet is chock-a-block with seemingly endless home improvement demos.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The firm wanted to “make sure that we scratch the itch,” said Jason LaRue, vice chair of talent and culture at KPMG’s U.S. practice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

But after being a late scratch in that game, Stewart was ruled out early of USC’s Big Ten opener against Rutgers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Or is there a point at which an elderly parent owes their adult children enough financial information that they’re not left piecing together a life from scratch?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

The revised alpanas on the step didn’t look like the design she might have invented if she’d started from scratch.

From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins

Three of the jail guards sustained minor injuries and scratches, Bland said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

A new study led by researchers at the University of Bologna suggests that the markings were far more organized than simple scratches or improvised decorations.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

Duration measures how far a fund drops when rates rise, and a long-term Treasury fund can post deep losses on a move that barely scratches a short-term bond fund.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

He said the woman's kicks caused scratches that would cost "between two or three-hundred-pounds to put right".

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

By that time I was bruised all over from the cows banging into me, and my legs were bloody from the scratches I got from the acacia thorns.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

“We haven’t even scratched the surface; infrastructure is a long, long tail. It takes a long time for regulatory approval for building and then obviously deploying.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Perhaps that was the perfect way to sign off, but the Croke Park itch had to be scratched and while those gates seemed destined to remain locked, Taylor's status made it happen.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

“Wouldn’t someone bitten or scratched 3 months ago already be rabid and possibly even dead?” another visitor posted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

But on Monday, vandals scratched the star, which was dedicated in 1984, leaving Parton's name badly defaced, with video on social media showing the damage.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

He scratched at himself uncontrollably, and every so often one of his legs seemed to twitch.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

But amid all the turmoil, veteran news executives inside and outside the companies involved were scratching their heads over exactly how an editorial board would operate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

This announcement of another independent committee will no doubt leave some people scratching their heads.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

“Although right now, I’m sure some of you are kind of scratching your head,” he said, “but we absolutely believe long term was the right thing to do.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

With residents already scratching and swatting, it took only a couple of charismatic entomologists to win over the right politicians to move legislation forward.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

Though I tried to concentrate on Treasure Island, I was distracted by Ba flipping the pages of the ledger and scratching with his pencil at the page on the clipboard.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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