scrounge up
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Clams can be difficult to find, but an industrious otter can scrounge up dozens of marine snails, then eat them all in one sitting.
From Science Magazine ● May 15, 2024
By now most restaurants have closed, and the only dinner the girlfriend can scrounge up is a bowl of rice and mayo; she eats it in seething silence, almost as if she’s mad at him.
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2024
Lucchesi flew to Fermilab, which is just outside of Chicago, and pleaded with MAP physicists to scrounge up the old code, which was hiding on a dusty, forgotten computer.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 28, 2023
In the administration’s early days, the government was struggling to scrounge up enough vaccine for those who wanted it.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2021
In the few short minutes it took to scrounge up some food, the plate on the table had grown hot to the touch.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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