crusty
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Musk’s forthright, crusty dad Errol sounds almost proud that something was bullied out of his son, but the movie avoids filling out that traumatic childhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
A simple pot of soup suddenly feels restaurant-worthy when surrounded by slices of crusty sourdough, a bowl of whipped butter and a plate of savory muffins.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
French bakeries sold crusty baguettes and flaky croissants with government backing Friday, defying labour unions arguing that May 1 should remain a sacred day of compulsory rest.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Contrary to the crusty, chaotic libertinism of their shows, the band is disarmingly sweet and funny in person despite being duly crude.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
Inside was a crusty, watery, fruity part with a very tiny seed.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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For springier, crustier bread, bake your dough in a Dutch oven like J. Kenji López-Alt.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2022
The result is something vaguely like a seasoned fry, but a bit crustier and cakier, with a taste of dried onion and black pepper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2019
Harrison Ford, coming next, was even crustier than usual.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 7, 2019
Cruz, who is only two years older than O’Rourke but comes across as part of a previous crustier generation, is following the conventional campaign playbook: pumping big money into negative ads attacking his rival’s integrity.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 7, 2018
Even his adjutant could not condone the regimental commander’s objectionable traits, for a crustier old villain of a veteran lived not in the line of the army.
From Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters by Charles King
But what makes or breaks Uber is the same as the crustiest old taxi cartel: the drivers making the trips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
Its sharp points bite into everything from the crustiest bread to the squishiest tomato, producing crisp, clean slices.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2020
It should be clear now too, to even the crustiest of old dinosaurs, that it’s not about lecturing women to toughen up, and learn to brush off wandering paws more lightly.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 31, 2017
That one and two others, “Broadcast News,” a triangle set in the news business, and “As Good as It Gets,” in which Jack Nicholson played the crustiest of curmudgeons, were best picture nominees.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2010
At Christmas sometimes the children sing carols, not with much success so far as melody goes, but otherwise successfully enough; for recollections of the past soften the hearts of the crustiest.
From Wild Life in a Southern County by Richard Jefferies
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