scrape

That’s one bump or scrape over that span.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

So you start to have to scrape away that cancer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

My hair woes started in high school, when I would scrape my curls into a bun and lament how thin my hairline looked.

From Slate ● May 23, 2026

The artist regarded a signature as part of the painting and would scrape it off and re-do it if it didn’t meet that test.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

Penelope was tempted to reach out and catch some on her finger, just as she used to scrape the last bit of icing from the bowl when Cook let her help in the kitchen.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Apart from a fracture in her left foot and a few scrapes and bruises, Fabiana suffered no other injuries.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Instead of using soap or chemicals, it physically scrapes away dirt and marks from surfaces.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2026

Simmons praised DoorDash for offering her the “flexibility” that allows her to take care of her sick husband and family as she scrapes for “every extra dollar.”

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026

He scrapes together about $290 a month by teaching English and tutoring students who themselves dream of landing a government job, where millions compete for a few positions and prestigious posts require passing arduous exams.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

There were tears and snits and several small bruises and scrapes, all the hallmarks of a grand party.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

If Broadway has scraped the barrel-bottom of A-list movies to adapt, at least it can mock them: “Titanique” is a frisky and funny spoof of the James Cameron juggernaut about that big ship that sank.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

A long time ago, in a galaxy far away called the 1990s, young people scraped by with tiny salaries and tried to save for retirement in a newfangled self-directed system.

From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026

Indexes may have scraped their way to new highs by the skin of their teeth today, but there’s the possibility for bigger moves later this week.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

But AI had scraped her website’s content and used it to rank itself higher in search results; her company’s revenue had plummeted by about half and she’d had to let employees go.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

It was a mere shell, its hull scraped to the thickness of cardboard in some places.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

"There are so many people struggling to get by. Some months, we are really scraping the pennies and it can be difficult."

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

And this time, salvaging draws and scraping a point isn’t an option.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

In revisiting his cherished alien subgenre for the fourth time with “Disclosure Day,” Spielberg returns to where his career started, scraping away the classic marks of extraterrestrial intrigue and replacing them with human counterpoints.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

Now software stocks are scraping themselves off the floor—but are still behind the curve as big investors stick with what has worked.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

I heard the scraping of stools against the floorboards.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu