from scratch
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She began cooking everything from scratch after realizing that eating highly processed foods was contributing to her eczema flare-ups.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
"No one else had built this on the continent... We had to start from scratch," she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The Madrid circuit which makes its debut this weekend has been built from scratch.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
If you’re in a cooking rut: It can feel absolutely exhausting to try to craft beautiful meals from scratch every night.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
He’d built the system from scratch, and if anyone else even tried to boot it up, a hidden virus would bring it crashing about their pointy ears.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
