scrubbed
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SpaceX scheduled the test-flight for July 16, but the launch was scrubbed after unexpected problems with several engines on the rocket’s booster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The sound is not just big and bold, but scrubbed clean by AI with the goal of maddening perfection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
SpaceX on Thursday scrubbed what was to be its first Starship flight since the company went public, abruptly calling it off just as the booster began to ignite.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Dramatic footage of the incident has been scrubbed off the internet.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Then he mopped and polished and swept and scrubbed, while I nibbled and gnawed on my biscuit.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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