crucible
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He’s on firmer footing exploring his two leads as they square off inside this smoldering crucible.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman, a co-founder of the generative-AI crucible DeepMind, is in charge of developing new models for the software titan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
I was socialized in the crucible of millennial progressivism.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026
New York was “a crucible where ordinary people, artists, and outcasts brushed shoulders with superstars in the making,” Mr. Ferrando writes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Johnny did not see Dove standing on a stool, reaching far back and carefully taking out a cracked crucible.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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