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scoops

  • plural
    of scoop.
    scoop
    noun
    a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
  • present tense form
    of scoop (3rd person singular).
    scoop
    noun
    a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.

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They hover with a calculated theatricality: “Hat Rack” drops like a predatory spider; the shovels’ metal scoops are poised like guillotine blades; and “Bottle Rack” dives like a missile—an apt metaphor for their impact.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

Once they’ve reached their capacity of about 20,000 pounds, a boat hauls everything to the harbor and a crane scoops it out in nets.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

Similar activity allegedly preceded subsequent Axios scoops on April 17 and May 1.

From Salon ● May 9, 2026

As TV producers jockeyed for scoops and access, prosecutors in the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office, in Fort Worth, were faced with another task.

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026

I love how it feels when he scoops me close like this; there's no way to fall while he's holding me.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon