scurried
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Trading slowed to a crawl as brokers and clerks scurried to grab the money as it fell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
With Game 3 of the World Series underway at Dodger Stadium last October, a few folks scurried across a pedestrian bridge with LED lights and blue glow sticks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
Trilobites scurried across the seafloor among dense clusters of shelled mollusks.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 11, 2026
After half an hour, Ireland struck again as Ulster flanker Nick Timoney shrugged off a tackle and scurried through for the second try.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025
Then a gnome scurried up the road squealing, “Message for Rump! Message for Rump!”
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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