scrub

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If the conditions aren't right then the space agency's meteorologists will be the ones to "scrub" or cancel the mission.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

It then offered to scrub any trace of AI for a fee.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

We also passed dense stands of thick-leaved yerba santa, California buckwheat, sugar bush and chilicothe vines and we were treated to the squawks of California scrub jays and a red-tail hawk flying overhead.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

The dedicated staff introduced us to the elephant we’d be bathing, allowing us to each scrub a quarter of the animal before rinsing clean.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

I strip off my crumpled dress, dip a cloth in the chipped bowl we use for wash water, and scrub everything I can reach until it tingles.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron