scraping

Example Sentences

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Finds included bone pegs for stretching vellum as it dried, and tools such as knives and pumice stones for scraping and smoothing animal hides.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Emil Michael, undersecretary at the Pentagon for research and engineering, has been quick to note that tech companies are the ones scraping the internet for user data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

On average, scraping behavior appeared after just 82 minutes.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

“I would argue there are other ways that we could accomplish children’s safety goals online that don’t require scraping as much personal data from people.”

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026

This time the question was gruffer, like gravel scraping along rusted metal.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste