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But despite this convincing show, Romy is merely faking it, a detail we learn moments later when she scurries off to the privacy of her office.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024

After exchanging words with a curiously hostile waiter, the Collector scurries down a shadowy Chandleresque mean street before taking a fatal turn into a nightmarish alley.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2024

When the pedestrian signal flashes a red hand, the squad bursts into laughter and scurries to the sidewalk.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023

A woman who, on the rare occasions she is seen, scurries to the shops and hurries straight back.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2022

We watch as Bruno scurries down the winding road and boards the boat.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day



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