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scrape in

British

verb

Also: scrape into. (intr, adverb) to succeed in entering with difficulty or by a narrow margin

he only just scraped into university

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But it’s her songwriting talent and the soulful scrape in her voice — not to mention the clever way she toys with the presentation of gender — that distinguish her now that she’s arrived.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2023

Machines dig and scrape in the depths, and an excavator with a long telescopic arm reaches down from the surface to remove the earth.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2023

He soon finds a horseshoe-shaped scrape in the sandy soil.

From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2022

The nominee must face a parliamentary vote, but assuming the parliamentary maths remains the same as at a confidence vote for Lofven in July, they would scrape in.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2021

Darin stands on his toes to unhook the latch when a scrape in the alley beyond stops him short.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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