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crack

[krak] / kræk /




NOUN
attempt to do something
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Crack a few eggs on top, cover, and cook until the whites are set and the yolks are however you like them.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Crack open a tub of Celebrations or pull a Terry's Chocolate Orange from a stocking these days, and have you noticed, there seems to be a little less to go around?

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Crack open an all-in-one portfolio, and you’re likely to find both a growth and a value fund for large stocks, another pair for midsize companies and still another for small stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

With that in mind, it seemed apt to check in with Timothy Crack, an economist living in New Zealand, a country with more sheep than people.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 20, 2025

Crack: another man fell, and his dæmon went out like a candle.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman




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