scrap
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Discovery announced its decision to scrap “Coyote vs. Acme,” opting instead to take a $30-million tax write-off on the hybrid live-action-animation film, actor Will Forte received enthusiastic news about the project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
“You can’t even scrap a car without a proper title.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
The internet as we knew it might have been torn down to the studs by Silicon Valley bigwigs looking to sell the wiring for scrap, but the bones are still good.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Silkie Carlo, the director of civil liberties group Big Brother Watch, has called for Sainsbury's to scrap the technology, arguing that it is "treating customers like criminals".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
My life was turning out a lot like one of Holly’s scrap quilt squares.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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The Swiss has faced calls to step down after he scrapped the controversial plan earlier this month.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Bonta said he scrapped the planned Monday meeting and accused Paramount of failing to “maintain the confidentiality” of Friday’s gathering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Uefa led opposition to the plan, with its members voting to boycott World Cups unless it was scrapped.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Earlier this year, Hurst completed filming on four episodes of the first season of the highly anticipated show, but those will be scrapped and reshot with Bautista stepping in, and production resuming in the fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
He took them to the library, then scrapped that idea after their shenanigans left the librarian blubbering and blue-faced.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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The tsunami of parcels generated by low-cost e-commerce giants has also been dealt a fresh blow by the scrapping of US tax exemptions for individual shipments valued less than $800.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Robinhood Markets, the popular retail brokerage, told the SEC in a comment Monday that it backed scrapping the rule, saying “its costs in forced connectivity, exchange proliferation, and complexity now outweigh its benefits.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Conrad: Carol is going to have to keep scrapping and not let anything worse happen to her son.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The Swiss is in a lonely place after scrapping controversial plans to sell off stakes in Fifa competitions to private investment.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
So La Cadette turns to the captain and asks, “Does Etienne spend the whole working day scrapping with people? He might as well be back in school!”
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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