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crusty

[kruhs-tee] / ˈkrʌs ti /




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A Crusty comes out of the oven beautifully golden with a crispy raised outer edge like a puffy halo.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2023

One of the season’s new signings: Wigan have a new mascot, Crusty the Pie, designed by local schoolchildren Cayden, aged 8, and Neve, aged 9.

From The Guardian • Aug. 3, 2019

Crusty and gruff, Mr. O’Dwyer never worked a day in the polished, image-conscious field that he covered.

From Washington Post • Dec. 24, 2018

Crusty iconoclast Peter Dunning, a Santa-bearded ex-Marine and child of the counterculture, has a picturesque acreage of sheep, cows and pigs in Vermont that he’s been running for 35 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2016

Crusty old alpinists who’ve survived a lifetime of close scrapes like to counsel young proteges that staying alive hinges on listening carefully to one’s “inner voice.”

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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