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/ skeɪlz /

noun

  1. the constellation Libra, the seventh sign of the zodiac

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“As you grow a company, a natural thing that happens is you reorganize the company as it scales up,” he said at the meeting, video of which the company posted to its X social-media app.

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And Rowan, screaming, watched as the back of the cave came to life, opened its blood-red eyes, and lunged for him, shaking snow and ice from its shining white scales, baring its dripping teeth.

From Literature

Her smart blazer showed off her book pin, and her sneakers were covered in sequin-like mermaid scales.

From Literature

Relative to local pay scales, the cities are more expensive for homebuyers than New York, Paris and Singapore, Remitly’s analysis says.

From Los Angeles Times

She designs on an aging iPad, hand-collages elements, scales the images digitally and prints large-format posters.

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