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“Brands can spend years and millions of dollars trying to build that kind of cultural equity from scratch, and we already had it,” Lebel said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Speaking of which, there also will be new school meal items: a vegan blueberry muffin, Poly High’s Butter Chicken, a cheesesteak on sourdough and chicken posole made from scratch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Those stocks appear to be burning a hole in your pocket, but it’s not always wise to scratch itchy feet, as this Moneyist reader discovered.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

"If massive black holes already existed immediately after the bounce, the early Universe would not need to start from scratch when building the first galaxies," Gaztañaga said.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

I shook off my defeatist attitude and gave Fig a confident nod, followed by a scratch under his chin.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Duration measures how far a fund drops when rates rise, and a long-term Treasury fund can post deep losses on a move that barely scratches a short-term bond fund.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

It's so stupid and basic, and yet it scratches a tried-and-tested musical itch with such precision that you have to admire its audacity.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Tiny impurities in the water or even microscopic scratches inside a container can provide those starting points.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026

Clover’s long, tasseled ears collect leaves, grass, and assorted debris on walks, and she scratches them out semiregularly.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026

By that time I was bruised all over from the cows banging into me, and my legs were bloody from the scratches I got from the acacia thorns.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

This team's efforts have seen them scratched off the international red list of threatened species - a rare glimmer of hope in a country facing an extinction emergency.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

We haven’t scratched the surface of innovation coming for the afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Mice with the specialized neurons scratched normally in response to itch.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

The Dodgers’ game against the Pirates on Wednesday was the fourth Smith had missed since being scratched from the lineup Saturday with a stiff neck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

Dad had gotten it because he’d felt bad about my hysterics over the scratched disc.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

On the board, Sivanandan is just scratching the surface of her potential.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Laurie Bolewitz reads a spooky “tale” to sleepover guests as a black cat perches on a scratching post.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

With residents already scratching and swatting, it took only a couple of charismatic entomologists to win over the right politicians to move legislation forward.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

Simply shining blue light onto the mice triggered the same scratching behavior seen during mechanical stimulation, providing strong evidence that these neurons directly produce the itch sensation.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

He sees me looking and stops scratching, tugging the edge of his sleeve down again.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender