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While the Cardinals had Monday off, the Mets took a 1-1 tie with the Miami Marlins after scrounging just two hits together.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Migrants often scrounge up the money from relatives in the U.S. or by becoming indebted to cartels.
—Gabe Gutierrez, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Graham and his nonprofit worked tirelessly to improve Liberia’s housing, creating programs to put young men to work in construction, scrounging for funding to promote Black home ownership.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
The weekend before that, another franchise property topped the box office, but Den of Thieves 2: Pantera was only able to scrounge up $15.5 million in its premiere run.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Migrants often scrounge up the money from relatives in the U.S. or by becoming indebted to cartels.
—Gabe Gutierrez, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Graham and his nonprofit worked tirelessly to improve Liberia’s housing, creating programs to put young men to work in construction, scrounging for funding to promote Black home ownership.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2025
The weekend before that, another franchise property topped the box office, but Den of Thieves 2: Pantera was only able to scrounge up $15.5 million in its premiere run.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Scrounge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrounge. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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