scuttled

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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

The Federal Trade Commission scuttled a Blockbuster acquisition External link of Hollywood Video in 2005 as a merger to monopoly; Blockbuster, the supposed rental behemoth, declared bankruptcy a few years later.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

The Honolulu Harbour Board confirmed it had the ship towed into deep water about 25 miles offshore on Wednesday and then scuttled.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

Nigel Inkster, a former director of operations at the British foreign-intelligence agency MI6, said he thought the British government had bungled the case rather than intentionally scuttled it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Her other mother’s hand scuttled off Coraline’s shoulder like a frightened spider.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman