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Though there’s something a little peculiar, in an age of digital verisimilitude, about watching a big-budget movie character scoot around like a Muppet, Favreau was adamant about showcasing the handiwork.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Then I’ll either get one of them Lime scooters and scoot back home or walk back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2024

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

But in Seattle streets it’s commonplace for people to walk or scoot through red lights while rushing to transit, and for bus drivers to run reds, a safety hazard that deserves public scrutiny.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2023

I scoot away from him, but no, that puts me closer to Malik.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

One takes for granted the way the story works—meet cute, dispute, somebody scoots, they troubleshoot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

I have a 3-year-old beagle, and every once in a while he scoots around on his butt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

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

Then he scoots away, turns, waves before disappearing into the crowd.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Roebuck scooted onto his hip and entered the code.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

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

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

We all scooted around our tiny table with our knees almost touching.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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

One broadcaster from Norway, amid peals of laughter, described the chief ice technician as "scooting" down the sheet.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 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

These liquid chambers alternately bulge and elongate, creating a visible and slow wavelike ripple along a worm’s body, scooting it forward.

From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2024

But the sign kept scooting out of reach.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi