scoop
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"My own editors wouldn't let me publish a scoop based on a single anonymous source, and here you are telling me I'm a spy," he recalls in his book.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
With borrowing costs for last month soaring to their second highest level, his room for manoeuvre is limited and he will not scoop his own Budget next month by announcing what is in it.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
A frenzy that began with a scoop from Pablo Torre’s podcast has ended meekly with a statement dumped amid a Cowboys implosion against the Giants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
We finished with vanilla ice cream, fragrant olive oil and a generous scoop of caviar.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
I watch her go, ice cream scoop in my hand.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
Once they’ve reached their capacity of about 20,000 pounds, a boat hauls everything to the harbor and a crane scoops it out in nets.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Similar activity allegedly preceded subsequent Axios scoops on April 17 and May 1.
From Salon ● May 9, 2026
As TV producers jockeyed for scoops and access, prosecutors in the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, in Fort Worth, were faced with another task.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
“We’re not big enough to be a site of record. Our scoops are more of the longer-term access, and scoops of insight.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Finch rolls over and kind of scoops me into him.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
Beachcombers scooped up artifacts including beer cans from the early 20th century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Three women scooped the top spots in an ultra-marathon race in Derbyshire, which organisers said made it a first for the event in this country.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The show has scooped up six prizes so far, including two for actors David Harbour and Linda Cardellini.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
In addition to Unite Here, Raman scooped up the endorsement of the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Penelope scooped them up and retired to her comfortable chair near the hearth.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
The push into advertising began as OpenAI rival Anthropic started gaining ground, scooping up enterprise customers and launching new models that delivered strong performance.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
To almost everyone in this world, outside the AI bubble of Silicon Valley, the idea of scooping up property rights outside of Earth might sound improbable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The Times continues coverage of the Suffolk fire with a photo of a firefighting helicopter scooping water from the sea to battle the blaze.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
She remembers scooping up what remained of her artwork and watching it sift through her fingers, the porcelain broken and changed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
He moves first, awkwardly returning to his knees, and I join him, shoulder to shoulder, snipping, clearing, and scooping a spoonful of dirt at a time.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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