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The hodgepodge replacement force that Russia scrounged up in the early summer failed badly on the battlefield.
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Barry R. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2023
Celebrity Presenters…A Lot of Them If the Oscars can scrounge up 20 or so celebrities to shell out statues every year, than the Olympics can certainly manage a few for medal ceremonies.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
The Gates Foundation by that point had pulled back from funding RTS,S, but the WHO scrounged $70 million for the pilot from sources including Unitaid, Gavi, and the Global Fund, with doses donated by GSK.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 1 Aug. 2024
In cases where only a single battery can be scrounged, that's still enough to light up the Side beam at a lower output level.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 24 July 2024
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Barry R. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2023
Celebrity Presenters…A Lot of Them If the Oscars can scrounge up 20 or so celebrities to shell out statues every year, than the Olympics can certainly manage a few for medal ceremonies.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
The Gates Foundation by that point had pulled back from funding RTS,S, but the WHO scrounged $70 million for the pilot from sources including Unitaid, Gavi, and the Global Fund, with doses donated by GSK.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 1 Aug. 2024
In cases where only a single battery can be scrounged, that's still enough to light up the Side beam at a lower output level.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 24 July 2024
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“Scrounge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrounge. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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