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his natural scrappiness serves him well as an aggressive defense attorney
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Some of the scrappiness has been by choice.
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Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Smith’s scrappiness also had him second on the team at the break in charges taken, at nine, just one behind Pelle Larsson.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
But University showed a lot of scrappiness without him.
—Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
The scrappiness and spoiler mentality were evident Sunday, starting with Sandy Alcantara making the Mets appear lifeless for most of his seven innings.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Smith’s scrappiness also had him second on the team at the break in charges taken, at nine, just one behind Pelle Larsson.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
But University showed a lot of scrappiness without him.
—Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
The scrappiness and spoiler mentality were evident Sunday, starting with Sandy Alcantara making the Mets appear lifeless for most of his seven innings.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Scrappiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrappiness. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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