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scuttle

[skuht-l] / ˈskʌt l /
VERB
destroy
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Analysts don’t expect any delay to scuttle the fragile U.S.-China truce or a future meeting, with modest demands from both sides still likely.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Was she trying to scuttle the Netflix takeover bid?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Paramount executives have leaned into a multi-pronged strategy to scuttle the Netflix deal since December.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 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

These were colobus monkeys, and sometimes one would come down from a tree and scuttle across the meadow near the tent, watching them with alert, intelligent eyes.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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