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crust

[kruhst] / krʌst /


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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

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

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

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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