scurried
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Jacob Bethell made an entertaining 55 and Brook a well-placed 53 for England, but Nepal's batting was on a par as they swept and scurried.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
Trilobites scurried across the seafloor among dense clusters of shelled mollusks.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 11, 2026
Only Forrest and Gustav were home at the time, and they scurried through the house to grab what they could.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025
After half an hour, Ireland struck again as Ulster flanker Nick Timoney shrugged off a tackle and scurried through for the second try.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025
She grimaced as ants scurried over her fingers.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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