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scuttle

[skuht-l] / ˈskʌt l /
VERB
destroy
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Hilton and Bianco want to scuttle the project.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

And what does success in these negotiations look like - a fully-formed peace deal, or just productive initial talks that don't scuttle the temporary ceasefire?

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

That helped scuttle its recent failed merger talks with Rio Tinto by “making the valuation tricky,” Whiteside says.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

The group of Chagossians and Holloway hope their encampment will scuttle the agreement once and for all before the British Parliament rubber stamps it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

He grasped the scuttle on the hearth and rattled an avalanche of coal on the fire.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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