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crack

[krak] / kræk /




NOUN
attempt to do something
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U.S. refiners have responded to surging jet-fuel crack spreads by lifting their production of the fuel, but that comes at a cost, the strategists said.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Last week’s abrupt departure of the United Arab Emirates from the organization after six decades is just the latest crack in OPEC’s front.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The question for Blake and Clark is, “Can a team of crack investigators be assembled out of the clockwatching employees of Her Majesty’s Home Civil Service?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Collett said there was "no sound evidence" the re-inspection would have revealed the "dangerous crack or rope swing".

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Owen briefly considered stepping out onto the lake, but even if it didn’t crack, a slippery block of ice was nowhere he wanted to be while trying to get away from a polar bear.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz