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scrounged

verb

past tense of scrounge

as in earned

to get with great difficulty scrounged up the money to pay his dental bills

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Recent Examples of scrounged Eventually, so was the internet connection his crew scrounged together. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Council Republicans, who opposed the plan, argued that the city could have scrounged up the money by making budget cuts instead. — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 14 Aug. 2026 Drake’s team usually scrounged up the clues that later exonerated Mason’s clients. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 Money was tight, but each summer the family scrounged a humble vacation out of coins saved in empty cans of orange-juice concentrate. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026 He was wrapped in a jute sack, and someone else scrounged up some clean straw bedding. — Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026 But the problem has been the opposite, and CPW has instead scrounged to find other sources of money to pay the claims. — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026 Jane borrowed from friends and scrounged to hire a lawyer in Connecticut. — Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026 Enough though Willis has only started six NFL games, and threw all of 35 passes last season (and 155 in his NFL career), the offer Miami scrounged up enough cap space to make is a reflection of Ross’ commitment transforming this franchise, and spending whatever that takes. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026

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Lawmakers were surprised to learn that nearly 1,700 state employees in all departments were paid more than $50,000 in overtime alone, while nearly 2,600 employees earned more than $40,000 in overtime in addition to their salaries.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Their primary race is still regarded as a historic political earthquake, but, in the final tally, Ocasio-Cortez earned fewer than seventeen thousand votes.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

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The Afghan couple raised her for 18 months, but during that time the Masts also obtained a final adoption order from a Virginia court without notifying them.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Now, Amy Helm has countersued the studio, alleging that her successor, Brian Parillo, used invalid corporate actions to take control of the famed music venue in Woodstock, New York, and improperly obtained voting power from Levon Helm’s widow.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026

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