scoop
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A scoop of popcorn is now $7, up from $6.50.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Anything less and Mbappe, 27, will become the first player to scoop the prize twice.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
You might try to scoop up a bargain or avoid certain headaches by purchasing a newly constructed house.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Residents in Liulan were also seen cleaning up their devastated homes, with some of them using excavators to scoop up their damaged household items, AFP correspondents saw.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Mae tried to scoop off another bit of icing, and Birdie sent her a warning look.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
London City Lionesses have signed two-time Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas on a three-year deal in one of the biggest scoops in women's football history.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
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
One of the biggest scoops Latifi reports is that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — widely known as the Mormon church — financially backs influencers.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
The Beltway publication put itself on the map with a steady stream of scoops during the 2008 presidential race and built a lucrative subscription business with niche policy coverage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
And then the third Crab manages a sharp grounder, but shortstop Khyler scoops it up and fires it to Laury at first base before homegirl can get there.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
Crews scooped out a pair of tunnels, reinforcing walls as they advanced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Instead, 43-year-old tech scion David Ellison — with help from his billionaire father, Oracle software co-founder Larry Ellison — scooped up the prize for a staggering $111 billion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
He was in his second year of an English Literature degree, and Burnham's former lecturer, John Mullan, wrote in the Times that other students thought he had scooped the pools when they began dating.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Serve piled onto tostadas, scooped up with tortilla chips or spooned over rice.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
Duane scooped all of it into the silver bowl.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
Border Patrol agents are typically stationed at the border where their day-to-day work entails scooping up people who have crossed illegally.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2026
Sinner, 24, became the first man to complete what is known as the 'Sunshine Double' - scooping both trophies on the hard courts in California and Florida - without dropping a set.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
Walmart and Amazon have expanded grocery offerings and are scooping up wealthier consumers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
But investors hoping to capitalize on a potential boom for Elon Musk’s rocket, satellite, and artificial-intelligence firm are already trying to cash in by scooping up funds that own pre-IPO shares.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
This is his wife getting arrested, and he’s more invested in scooping stray fries from the white paper sack.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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