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scaffold

[skaf-uhld, -ohld] / ˈskæf əld, -oʊld /


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It reminds me of the old joke about the guy in the Wild West who, before he was hanged for horse stealing, said “This will be a real lesson to me,” mournfully, from the scaffold.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

They discovered that the cytoplasm becomes stiffer during interphase, creating a supportive scaffold that stabilizes the actin band.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

Parents have since paid for a temporary scaffold bridge that allows people to traverse the condemned bridge.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

"It acts like a scaffold for nerves to grow along like a rose on a trellis," Dr Alex Woods explains, holding threads of silk worthy of Spider-man.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Nathanial Bartlett, the Presbyterian minister, stepped up onto the scaffold and said a prayer.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier




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