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scoop

[skoop] / skup /
NOUN
utensil, tool for shovelling
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NOUN
previously secret information that is suddenly public
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But he wound up slipping all the way to the third before Tennessee scooped him up.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s also been losing market share to expanding Chinese automakers scooping up market share in Europe and China.

From MarketWatch

“All you have to do is scoop and you can see the rest of the house underneath the ground,” Mayfield said.

From Los Angeles Times

A video he took around 1 p.m. shows bulldozers and other heavy machinery scooping heaps of sediment and moving logs.

From Los Angeles Times

Counties get 30% of the tax revenue while the state scoops the rest and the companies get their incentives.

From Salon