crust
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There is more vanadium in the Earth's crust than lithium, but it is less accessible and more volatile in economic terms.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Instead of focusing on surface conditions alone, the researchers wanted to understand what happens deep inside the planet, specifically within the mantle, the thick rocky layer between the crust and the core.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
The crust is crisp, the pizza cooks more evenly, and I enjoy eating it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Cake crumbles, graham-cracker crust toppings and star-spangled sprinkles are a whole other challenge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
No crisis can break through the crust of habit.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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Crusted scabies, previously known as Norwegian scabies, causes a "scaly rash and thickened crusts of skin", external containing thousands of mites, and can be due to reduced immunity, although that is not always the case.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Still, executives expressed optimism during the earnings call about things like Totino’s pizza crusts and seasoned pizza rolls, as well as Asian- and Mexican-inspired snacks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Maybe it’s homemade peanut butter and jelly sandwiches made on pillowy Wonder Bread, with the crusts cut off.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
On Earth, silicate-rich crusts form through long-term processes involving tectonic activity and often require water.
From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026
We cut them up in triangles and cut off the crusts and put little toothpicks with frilly tops in them.
From "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo
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However, many dogs were found with "matted and crusted coats" that required treatment.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
Constable’s famously crusted, white-flecked surfaces, as seen in this painting’s coarsely textured beams and choppy canal water, and in its windswept, cloud-filled skies, became touchstones in his work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
I’ve tried lots of gardening gloves, but they all had the same problem: I had to peel them off to use my smartphone, which isn’t easy when they’re wet or crusted with dirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2024
This dish rekindles that memory, offering a grown-up take on the crusted white fish.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
The urinal was an almost unimaginable luxury after five and a half years of crusted buckets.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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The spots fill up with fluid and become blisters before crusting over to form scabs, which eventually drop off and clear up.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
Two days later the reaction arrived: redness, itching, oozing, crusting and small, fluid-filled blisters up and down his legs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2025
In “Downton” Fellowes wrote all the best set-ups and punchlines for Violet, inspired by Smith’s near-flawless track record with crusting each phrase with the perfect sear.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2024
If you want to do something a little extra, try crusting it in Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
Money has trickled through this room for years and years, as if through an underground cavern, crusting and hardening like stalactites into these forms.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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