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If all of a sudden Twitter isn’t just Twitter, but X, the future state of interconnectivity or whatever, maybe he can scare up enough cash to keep the lights on.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023

Which is why I have no doubt that, even as we speak, Jerry Dipoto and Justin Hollander are burning the phone and text lines to see what sort of deal they can scare up.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2023

While Vasco could scare up the few grand he would’ve needed if he won the ticket lottery, he knew there was no way he could afford double that.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2022

Horror movies “Antlers” and “Last Night in Soho” opened nationwide and struggled to scare up strong ticket sales, leaving last weekend’s champion “Dune” to rule over box office charts again.

From Reuters • Nov. 1, 2021

I went out hunting with Dad once, and he said that when you first scare up a rabbit, it hops a short way, then stops and looks back.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor




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