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That will help you realize things like this faucet doesn’t get hot water or I forgot to put an ice cream scoop in the kitchen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Still, people seem to be rushing to scoop these preorders up, despite the insistence by some that preorders should be avoided given the disastrous launches of games like “Cyberpunk 2077” and “No Man’s Sky.”
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Residents in Liulan were also seen cleaning up their devastated homes, with some of them using excavators to scoop up their damaged household items, AFP correspondents saw.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Later this month, SpaceX is set to be added to a handful of major indexes, which will mean that passive funds tracking those indexes will start to scoop up some stock.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 20, 2026
“Let’s go to the pictures sometime? Next week! I’ll scoop you up after school.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
She scoops an unamused cat up in the air and, with the first sign of emotion, says, “I love you.”
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
Once they’ve reached their capacity of about 20,000 pounds, a boat hauls everything to the harbor and a crane scoops it out in nets.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
As TV producers jockeyed for scoops and access, prosecutors in the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, in Fort Worth, were faced with another task.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
“We’re not big enough to be a site of record. Our scoops are more of the longer-term access, and scoops of insight.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Michael comes around the fence and scoops up a couple of balls from the bag near my feet.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
Weak and tired, Jackie was scooped up from the north shore of Big Bear Lake in the wee hours of Saturday by a team from the San Dimas Raptor Rescue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Crews scooped out a pair of tunnels, reinforcing walls as they advanced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Serve piled onto tostadas, scooped up with tortilla chips or spooned over rice.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
But after a long season, in which Shaw scooped up several individual accolades including the WSL Player of the Year and Golden Boot, she relished getting her hands on another piece of silverware.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
With a few long steps, he crossed to the basket on the sand, scooped it with one hand, and tossed it to Tanner.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Two Canadair planes joined the battle on Monday, scooping up water from the River Seine to douse the flames.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Some projections put them well over that, scooping up at least 1,500 out of the 5,000 or so that are being contested.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Border Patrol agents are typically stationed at the border where their day-to-day work entails scooping up people who have crossed illegally.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2026
Walmart and Amazon have expanded grocery offerings and are scooping up wealthier consumers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Ranofer bent over the bin, outwardly intent on scooping charcoal into the furnace pan, inwardly cursing the Babylonian and Gebu alike.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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