scoot
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In the arena, I wouldn’t have gone under the stage to scoot around the scaffolding or noticed when someone in the second balcony missed the first half of “Skinny” because they were in the bathroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Hughes had blood in his mouth, and a fresh gap in his teeth wide enough to scoot a Vespa through, courtesy of a high stick to the mouth from Canada’s Sam Bennett.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
Two balls into a new spell, Bumrah got one to scoot into off stump, leaving Stokes to drop his bat and throw out his hands in frustration.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2024
Whirring turbines bashed fish that attempted to scoot past.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2023
And then I hear Young Todd? in his Noise and I say, “Hurry up, Manchee,” and we scoot our way along real quick.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
Andre Esterhuizen scoots down the lefthand touchline, just staying in play, and then delays his pass just enough for Will Porter to hare over the whitewash.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2024
Under the hood of the Passport is a 280-horsepower V6 that scoots you through traffic and makes easy work of highway merges.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
Cindy scoots by me to make her entrance and with a glorious grin, says: "Show's cookin'!".
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2023
The waning moon sneaks past Jupiter on Aug. 15 and scoots past Mars on Aug. 19.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2022
She scoots forward, getting ready to get up even though there are at least four more blocks to go.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
And he didn’t take it Sunday night in Santa Clara, after his Seahawks scooted away from a helpless New England Patriots team in a one-sided 29-13 win.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
And I scooted back to the Times and passed the story on to the national desk.”
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2025
On the third-down play in question, Palmer caught a short pass from Herbert and scooted forward while on the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024
He scooted over to score in the corner.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024
She scooted around Ilya with Ivan, positioning herself so Ilya would have to turn his back to where Håkon and Alfhercht were hiding.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Plus, there are other signs that investors are excited—and aren’t scooting away from riskier assets like options and chip stocks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
He said the robots in an adjacent lane were really scooting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
And Lime's latest move appears to be an attempt to help change habits for commuters - not just those already scooting or pedalling for leisure.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
The latter tension was explored in a Netflix documentary—Alcaraz scooting off to Ibiza after winning the 2024 French Open instead of grinding for Wimbledon grass as his coach hoped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
Instead Penelope and Simon strolled at a leisurely pace, while the children took turns scooting beside them on the velocipede.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
