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she was a scrappy girl despite—or, perhaps, because of—her small size
a pair of scrappy movie critics who can never agree on anything
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Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025
The 1988 Dodgers were a scrappy bunch and with the exception of Don Sutton (and Tommy Lasorda), there were no future Hall of Famers.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Young has started 28 games and won some scrappy bouts down the stretch of his second season.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2025
His finish was scrappy, hit into the floor, and goalkeeper Emi Martinez almost kept it out, but the approach play mattered — Martinelli locking off the back post, as a far-side winger should, and arcing his run inside left-back Ian Maatsen.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Tesla, long past its scrappy startup years, reins as the dominant electric nameplate, selling 633,762 EVs to U.S. buyers, five times GM’s volume.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025
The 1988 Dodgers were a scrappy bunch and with the exception of Don Sutton (and Tommy Lasorda), there were no future Hall of Famers.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Young has started 28 games and won some scrappy bouts down the stretch of his second season.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2025
His finish was scrappy, hit into the floor, and goalkeeper Emi Martinez almost kept it out, but the approach play mattered — Martinelli locking off the back post, as a far-side winger should, and arcing his run inside left-back Ian Maatsen.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Scrappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrappy. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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