scamper
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Conflagrations abound—in one, a pair of rabbits anxiously scamper across a road to outrun the flames.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
However, Afsharipour’s 27-yard touchdown scamper pushed the Wildcats’ lead back to two scores early in the fourth quarter.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025
Thought and feeling bubble up beneath visible restraint—she’ll let a nervous glance scamper this way or that, or wear a smile that’s still crimped at the edges amid the teasing interplay of her peers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
The United States shot back as second row Erica Jarrell-Searcy shrugged off Breach in midfield and showed superb pace to scamper in.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025
“I cannot keep saving you from yourself. The barn. The haystack. Where did you go as fast as you could scamper? Where, Lamont?!”
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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