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scamper

[skam-per] / ˈskæm pər /


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Orchards, wildernesses and bowers abound in her fiction, where her heroines contemplate curated views or scamper across fields and over stiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

They had more runners scamper across the plate during the regular season than anybody other than the star-studded New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

Jordan broke away for a 36-yard touchdown scamper.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2025

The United States shot back as second row Erica Jarrell-Searcy shrugged off Breach in midfield and showed superb pace to scamper in.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

Like hamsters we scamper through, nowhere to go but ahead.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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