scuttle
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The capacity crunch has caused consternation among power users, forced companies to scuttle products and led to reliability problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Netflix won the bidding for the storied studio and HBO in December, prompting the spurned Paramount executives to launch a multipronged strategy to scuttle the Netflix deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
Tillis withholding his vote could delay the nomination vote but is unlikely to scuttle the nomination, said Stephen Myrow, Beacon Policy Advisors managing partner.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
Demanding that Netflix sign off on the long-term licensing of Warner content to other broadcasters would also likely scuttle its bid.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 22, 2025
And the pebbles began to jostle and scuttle and crawl away like bugs.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
The CEO’s dismissal scuttled any hopes of a quick reset.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
The SpaceX IPO filing is full of so many red flags that it would have scuttled other launches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
The disclosure of the scuttled partnership came as Snap logged a narrower loss and higher revenue in its latest quarter, during which daily active users ticked up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
U.S. skier Jackie Miles was preparing for the 2018 Olympics in South Korea when she crashed in Garmisch, Germany, and suffered a devastating knee injury that scuttled her trip to the Games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
He could not jump the ditch, so he scuttled off down the road in the opposite direction from the way they had come.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
After the judge forbade them from using certain PowerPoint slides, Halem’s former attorneys decided against presenting an opening statement to jurors, scuttling any possibility of a favorable outcome, Weimortz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
And so, some still mull just scuttling the agency.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
The scuttling of too many legs, combined with the spider’s habit of suddenly vanishing from sight, give even the most stalwart observer a case of the shivers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Higher bond yields risk scuttling a stellar rally for the broader market.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
Their thick gray armor; their powerful, scuttling legs; their fire-blasting, ends; their stings and their suckers, combined to make the skrewts the most repulsive things Harry had ever seen.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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Of Mice and Men
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