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cracker

[krak-er] / ˈkræk ər /
NOUN
hard, often salted, baked wafer
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The company first tried five years ago to create a cracker that people who avoid gluten could eat, said Vindiola, the research and development head.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

The instrument is a 300 megapixel infrared camera equipped with 18 4K detectors, each roughly the size of a saltine cracker.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

Drizzle with the melted butter and olive oil, then toss gently until the cracker pieces are coated but not pulverized.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

In early June, Taiwanese manufacturer Formosa Petrochemical reported cutting the utilisation rate of its ethylene steam cracker to 35 percent, down from 53 percent in March at the very start of the war.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

If it weren’t for the graham cracker crust, I might not.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

Pepperidge Farm founder Margaret Rudkin discovered Goldfish while on vacation in Europe and in 1962 licensed the crackers to sell in the U.S., marketing them as a bar snack for adults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Ana said her advice would be for people to pick up an extra tin or pack of crackers every time they shop to slowly build up the supply.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

For literal dollars, I could put a couple of enormous pots on the stove, buy some good bread and oyster crackers, and feed a roomful of people until they were comfortably full.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Carson was sipping tea and eating crackers at her seaside home in Iceland — she also resides in Ann Arbor, Mich., where she teaches — after she got the big news.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

With trembling hands I dropped my few belongings into it, the blue sweater, the pajamas—covered now back and front with embroidered figures —toothbrush, comb, a few remaining crackers wrapped in toilet paper.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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