scrap
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Phillipson said her move to scrap the body, which comes amid wider efforts to cut the number of arm's length bodies in Whitehall, would redirect resources from "oversight to direct delivery" of the government's goals.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Bettencourt urged the board to scrap the current proposal and go back to the plan outlined in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
From Abidjan to Dakar and Abuja, mechanics, scrap dealers, motorcycle taxi drivers and street vendors make the most of the tiniest corner to set up their business activity.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Gather up all the boxes of silver, take them to a dealer to be melted down into some form of liquid scrap metal and walk away with a cash windfall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
He thought he’d gotten everything until he saw a scrap of yellow sticking out from under a chair a few feet away.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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He added that he had recently been on a fact-finding trip to Sweden, which scrapped inheritance taxes in 2005.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had hoped Ohtani could play Wednesday against the Cincinnati Reds, but that plan was scrapped and there is no date for his return to the lineup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
UK travellers faced more misery on Wednesday with more than 150 flights scrapped across the country, as Britain's air traffic control service scrambled to recover from a technical glitch that sparked chaos.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
When the scrapped “John Galliano: Horizons” was announced in July, the exhibition was immediately met with an outpouring of criticism.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
We played “lorry” inside the many stolen, scrapped cars strewn about the yard.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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And most recently, states have been scrapping tax incentives that aim to lure data-center projects to their states, which would cost the builders billions of dollars, the Wall Street Journal reported.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Sometimes I mix fats, which is wholly unnecessary but can feel strangely luxe when you’re otherwise scrapping it out with the last tablespoons of whatever is left in the fridge.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
He said the party would consult on measures including scrapping stamp duty, capital gains tax and tax on rental income for a decade for homes built on brownfield sites.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
In the 2023-24 season, widespread fan action including littering pitches with tennis balls and chocolate coins resulted in the scrapping of an investment deal, despite the proposal winning majority support of clubs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
He would have to fall back on scrapping.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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