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Scoot McNairy’s character is this man who feels part of the scrap heap.
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Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 14 Sep. 2024
Most had been donated by amateur collectors who were too intrigued to leave the fossils in the scrap heap.
—Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 14 July 2024
Past practice and legal tradition relegated the act, which Congress passed at the behest of Anthony Comstock, one of the outstanding bluenoses of American history, to the scrap heap long ago.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
Listen to this article Nothing gets some Yankees fans excited quite like the addition of a reliever picked up off the scrap heap.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2024
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Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 14 Sep. 2024
Most had been donated by amateur collectors who were too intrigued to leave the fossils in the scrap heap.
—Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 14 July 2024
Past practice and legal tradition relegated the act, which Congress passed at the behest of Anthony Comstock, one of the outstanding bluenoses of American history, to the scrap heap long ago.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
Listen to this article Nothing gets some Yankees fans excited quite like the addition of a reliever picked up off the scrap heap.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrap%20heap. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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