cracked

Example Sentences

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A mesh of data points reveal how the old model has cracked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“Excuse the mess,” Nichols cracked as we walked to her corner suite.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Thus cracked open the ongoing bilateral fracture, though Mexico City and Madrid never broke off formal diplomatic ties.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

"We cracked a way to compensate for losses continuously."

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The day after the subprime mortgage market insiders left Las Vegas and returned to their trading desks, the market cracked.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis