scuttled

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In that case, China scuttled a deal between MSC, Denmark’s A.P.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

Similar concerns scuttled the United Arab Emirates’ attempts to acquire the jet, he added.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

Rising electricity prices are one reason data centers are facing a growing wave of local opposition, which has delayed or scuttled tens of billions of dollars worth of projects.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

The 52-strong German High Seas fleet was scuttled - deliberately sunk - by its crews in 1919 when the commander, Admiral Ludwig von Reuter, mistakenly thought peace talks had failed.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

Sometimes they scuttled along open turf, colored like a tapestry meadow with self-heal, centaury and tormentil.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams