crimp

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Appeared in the October 7, 2025, print edition as 'Copper Recycling Offers Relief as Tariffs Crimp Supply'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

And I once again couldn’t quite figure out how Crimp could be so comfortable in making Rostand’s original his own yet so resistant to cutting the play to a more manageable length for contemporary audiences.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024

When writing “Into the Little Hill,” Crimp had, at the back of his mind, the idea of incorporating banal language from everyday life, words like electricity, concrete and refrigerator.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2023

Crimp the edges with the tines of a fork to seal.

From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 2023

Crimp fish is to be put into boiling water; and when it boils up, pour in a little cold water to check extreme heat, and simmer it a few minutes.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849