from scratch

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Cooking a full-fledged meal from scratch seems too laborious.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Microsoft says it built the model "from scratch" with "no distillation" of rival models -- a common shortcut that involves copying a competitor's outputs to train a new system more cheaply and quickly.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

It's better Clarke handles this rather than throwing in a newbie to start from scratch.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Times 101 lists through the years and specialized in a sort of “no shortcuts” pre-World War II philosophy, with everything made from scratch, including its breadcrumbs and crackers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

“Ah, they’re wisdom cookies! I’ve made these from scratch before. The secret is to allow the books to hit room temperature before mixing them. Cold writing doesn’t sit well in the mind.”

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