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crack

[krak] / kræk /




NOUN
attempt to do something
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San Francisco is the only U.S. city to crack that threshold at 44%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Before long, he was strong enough to break the springs that raised the door and crack the stucco framing it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Kud-Sverchkov and Mikayev were said to be using a saw to try and get into an area to access the crack that was leaking air.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Is it enough to merit the risk of an untested outsider with more than a few red flags, a talent for attracting bad press, and enough jagged edges to crack a lobster shell?

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

But now there was a crack through which he could glimpse pinpricks of light, a future that included maybe not meeting a movie star but possibly going to the next Fornax Force movie with Maya-Jade.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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