And if it turns out that Iran encouraged the Hamas attack to scuttle that Israeli-Saudi deal, it could raise tensions between Israel and Iran and Tehran’s Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, and also between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/07/opinion/israel-hamas-attack-friedman.html

For years, the city’s fitness enthusiasts have resisted any move by officials to scuttle their morning routine.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/12/world/asia/delhi-air-pollution.html

Friedman because he fears that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government and its move to scuttle judicial review pose grave threats to Israeli democracy.

Source: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/08/biden-middle-east-deal-saudi-arabia-bad-idea.html?via=rss

His comment appeared to scuttle the exercise.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12569191/Chris-Christie-stares-camera-tells-Trump-gonna-call-Donald-DUCK.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

I remember how hard he fought to scuttle ‘The third term project.

Source: https://leadership.ng/61st-posthumous-birthday-associates-reflect-on-sam-nda-isaiahs-big-ideas/

It’s this lower supply of students battling the higher demand of salary costs that threatens to scuttle the UMass yacht.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/06/01/editorial-budget-woes-could-swamp-top-heavy-umass-ship/

Jordan had been deeply involved in Trump’s efforts to hold on to power after the 2020 election, and Trump gave him the nod, which helped scuttle Scalise’s bid.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/11/06/trump-fined-mike-johnson-house-speaker

Mr. McHenry, who has for years been an informal adviser to Mr. McCarthy, has previously tried to scuttle the notion that he was interested in any top leadership post, saying he would rather lead the Financial Services Committee.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/02/us/politics/mccarthy-speaker-alternatives.html

Of course, they do creep and crawl (and scuttle and scoot) but they also have vital functions such as pollination and recycling, without which nothing much on earth (including stock exchanges) could survive.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/sunday-long-reads-new-year-2023-postcards-covid-19-pandemic-stories-people-courage-8349151/

Talking of which, even if granite-like dispositions can scuttle boats, even if yachts called ‘Wrack’ can invite riffs on ‘wrack and ruin’ or ‘wreck’, I like everything I know about Creed and Given O’Hanlon.

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/06/21/letter-from-london-given-and-creed/