crucible
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Mr. Cain convincingly proves his central thesis: that Jobs’s years at NeXT were the crucible that transformed him from willful brat to seasoned leader.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
He’s on firmer footing exploring his two leads as they square off inside this smoldering crucible.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
He studied at a Catholic university in Budapest that was a crucible for conservative ideas that Magyar embraced as a young man, according to a former classmate of his, Miklos Nattán.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
I was socialized in the crucible of millennial progressivism.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026
His method with me was in fact anti-associative, and he asked me to look at my life not just from a singular mode but through the crucible of a larger narrative.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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