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This litany of defeat includes showy federal efforts to scuttle mergers and acquisitions involving Whole Foods and Wild Oats, AT&T and Time Warner, and Microsoft and Activision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Hilton and Bianco want to scuttle the project.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

And what does success in these negotiations look like - a fully-formed peace deal, or just productive initial talks that don't scuttle the temporary ceasefire?

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

Analysts don’t expect any delay to scuttle the fragile U.S.-China truce or a future meeting, with modest demands from both sides still likely.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

When he returned he brought with him a scuttle of coal and some kindling.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

The agreement is probably too advantageous to be completely scuttled, but its limits can be stretched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

An economic downturn scuttled the plans, leaving the state landlord of homes it didn’t maintain, said Neil Steininger, former director of Alaska’s office of management and budget.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

U.S. skier Jackie Miles was preparing for the 2018 Olympics in South Korea when she crashed in Garmisch, Germany, and suffered a devastating knee injury that scuttled her trip to the Games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

The Federal Trade Commission scuttled a Blockbuster acquisition External link of Hollywood Video in 2005 as a merger to monopoly; Blockbuster, the supposed rental behemoth, declared bankruptcy a few years later.

From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026

With a yelp of terror, Gurgi sprang from the cauldron and scuttled to a safe distance, where he furiously brandished his iron bar and shook his fist at the Crochan.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

After the judge forbade them from using certain PowerPoint slides, Halem’s former attorneys decided against presenting an opening statement to jurors, scuttling any possibility of a favorable outcome, Weimortz said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

The startup and investors signed the term sheet, but then one of the founders quit the business to join a big AI lab, scuttling the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

And so, some still mull just scuttling the agency.

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026

Higher bond yields risk scuttling a stellar rally for the broader market.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

The boy looked at the sands around him, and saw that, where his tears had fallen, a scarab beetle was scuttling through the sand.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho