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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

A mammoth fourth game saw seven deuces and Maria saving two break points for 3-1, before a brilliant scamper to a drop shot in the next allowed her to go a double break up.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2025

Woo flinches awake, only to scamper behind me when he sees Nansi.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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