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In the control room for reactors 1 and 2, even as the room pitched and swayed, the operators moved quickly to monitor an emergency procedure known as a scram.

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Other Welsh words in the latest update of the OED include nobbling and scram.

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“And you know what they say. Finders keepers! Now scram and let me find my treasure!”

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Dasch was a real talker, enjoying the sound of his voice and peppering his conversations with American slang and idioms, such as "scram" and "sight for sore eyes."

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When Balanchine arrived in America in 1933, he knew three phrases: “OK kid,” “scram” and “one swell guy.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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