as in fighter
a person who takes part in a dispute
both movie critics are real scrappers, so their on-air discussions of the latest releases are often heated
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But this story of Notre Dame scrapper Rudy Ruettiger (Sean Astin) is the tale of every untalented kid who had a dream and wouldn’t give up.
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2024
McCrimmon’s Fanny, by contrast, has the hectic air of a jobbing performer, a scrapper more than a sure thing, one who learned to talk as fast as humanly possible before the door slams in her face.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
About the only promising thing that happened in this period (aside from the establishment of the foundation that’s been keeping it from the scrappers all these years) was that one of those owners stripped the interiors to get all the asbestos out.
—Brittany Murray/medianews Group/long Beach Press-Telegram Via Getty Images, Curbed, 19 Jan. 2024
The Warriors still have herky-jerk players, role guys who can do the little things right, scrappers, and spot-up shooters.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2024
McCrimmon’s Fanny, by contrast, has the hectic air of a jobbing performer, a scrapper more than a sure thing, one who learned to talk as fast as humanly possible before the door slams in her face.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
About the only promising thing that happened in this period (aside from the establishment of the foundation that’s been keeping it from the scrappers all these years) was that one of those owners stripped the interiors to get all the asbestos out.
—Brittany Murray/medianews Group/long Beach Press-Telegram Via Getty Images, Curbed, 19 Jan. 2024
The Warriors still have herky-jerk players, role guys who can do the little things right, scrappers, and spot-up shooters.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
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What is interesting is the graphic that shows the revenue share mode, along with retirement and insurance funds, there are images of past UFC fighters shown.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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When Assad’s regime appeared near collapse in 2015, Russia intervened by sending in fighter planes while Iran provided ground forces.Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Trump's suits often demand extraordinary figures from the defendants.Graham Kates, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
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The last idea is drawn from what some states do when a defendant dies after conviction but before sentencing.Michael R. Sisak, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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The plaintiff was William Belichick, and he was being represented by an attorney named Jeffrey Kessler, who by then had already litigated a number of successful antitrust lawsuits on behalf of the NFL Players Association and its members.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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The remaining plaintiff is the Consumer Federation of America, an association of nonprofit consumer health and safety organizations with a combined membership of 50 million people.Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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The 49-year-old broadcaster, who took over the beloved game show from veteran host Pat Sajak in September, showcased his breakdancing skills while chatting with contestants during a commercial break on Tuesday, December 10.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The 17-time Grammy winner was a Mega Mentor this season and sat in on bass in the Semifinals last week as the contestants tackled his songs in pairs.Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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In this and other such statements, the United States projects an aura of neutrality -- even suggesting, on occasion, that the country could serve as a good-faith mediator between disputants.Michael T. Klare, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2013
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My disputant’s particular problem wasn’t with Carpenter’s voice but with its anodyne middle-of-the-road context (both musically and culturally).Wesley Stace, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2018
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