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scathe

[skeyth] / skeɪð /


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I suggest an ibid of historians, a ponder of scientists, a scathe of bureaucrats.

From Time Magazine Archive

True to the law, of fame unstained, The glorious Daśaratha reigned, And, steadfast in his duty, long Kept the four castes550 from scathe and wrong.

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin) Griffith

Like a scathe that admitted no gainsaying, it came from nowhere, struck, without warning, and was gone again unpunished.

From The Tempering by Charles Neville Buck

On my bright bronde; Shalt thou never awayte me scathe By water ne by lande.

From Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series by Frank Sidgwick

"A modest manner fits a maid, And Patience is a man's adorning; But brides may kiss, nor do amiss, And men may draw, at scathe and scorning."

From Indian Poetry Containing "The Indian Song of Songs," from the Sanskrit of the Gîta Govinda of Jayadeva, Two books from "The Iliad Of India" (Mahábhárata), "Proverbial Wisdom" from the Shlokas of the Hitopadesa, and other Oriental Poems. by Sir Edwin Arnold

Trilith Studios, one of the largest production facilities in North America, has been scathed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

"In the race to the bottom, France and Germany are leading the way in the September PMIs. Meanwhile, Spain and Italy are pulling through somewhat less scathed."

From Reuters Oct. 2, 2023

Exiting from the pandemic, the assumption might be that Noel’s students should be among the least scathed.

From Seattle Times Jun. 9, 2023

"I guess you’d have to have an actress who was older, playing younger. I’m not quite sure what the rules are now. But I also wasn’t personally scathed by it."

From Fox News Nov. 22, 2021

And there were others its touch had scathed.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

The New York Post, often scathing about the couple, greeted the news of their departure with the headline "Throne Back!"

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

In a scathing ruling this week, the federal judge wrote that the lawsuit was improper and recommended sanctions against two Justice Department attorneys who worked on the case, though not Blanche himself.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

In a speech last summer, Roger Alford, who served as Slater’s top deputy, made a scathing speech alluding to how business was done at the department.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Fontana had fired the man—for good reason, he insists—and the ex-employee took revenge with a scathing review.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

This was a scathing criticism for a man who had just traveled three thousand miles to attend an abolitionist convention.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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