scrub
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"Until now, a lot of natterjack toad restoration efforts have focused on improving terrestrial habitat, like clearing scrub or controlling vegetation," she said.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
I sometimes use the transcription platform Rev, which offers an A.I. transcript you can scrub through along with the audio.
From Slate • May 24, 2026
SpaceX was forced to scrub an attempt on Thursday.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
The campaign was led by Gregory Bovino, a veteran Border Patrol chief who normally presided over a remote stretch of sand and scrub deep in the state’s Imperial Valley.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
I don’t refer merely to the glaring fact that the minister eventually acquires houses and Cadillacs while the faithful continue to scrub floors and drop their dimes and quarters and dollars into the plate.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
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