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"It's a small window that opens just a crack into the complexity of their world," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

President Daniel Noboa won a special election in 2023 and a regular election in 2025 by promising to crack down on crime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

That she’s speaking out about it puts one more crack in the lie that women who are raped should carry any shame.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

Fans of Mungiu’s searing dramas might be surprised to hear him crack a joke.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“So how are we going to crack this case?”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

The report found the system ran the risk of "allowing cases to fall between the cracks".

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

A house next door had cracks in its side, and others had wooden decks falling into or submerged in the water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Here, Fennell asserts that rape culture is our culture, that patriarchy and misogyny seep through the cracks of every single surface.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

In the birthplace of Venezuela's oil industry, thick black crude seeps through cracks in the earth, and the air is heavy with the smell of gas, leaving visitors dizzy.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

The moon is bright, shining silver around the cracks of the lily curtains.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

A British Airways flight en route to Portugal was forced to return to Gatwick Airport on Tuesday due to a minor technical issue, reported to be a cracked window.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Allen cites a busy legislative session in which he was an author of bills signed by the governor that cracked down on the insurance industry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"This man here is carved in stone and every time he gets cracked on the jaw, he falls over," Fury said.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

But others wondered if the attempt was all it was cracked up to be by U.K. and U.S. officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Owen narrowed his eyes, and George cracked up.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

A child protection bill was introduced in 2021 amending multiple statutes with the stated aim of cracking down on paedophilia.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

After cracking the first, he was given a second which he also deciphered.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Gov. Gavin Newsom last week signed legislation cracking down on the practice of luxury-car buyers in California registering cars out of state to avoid taxes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

"This study really takes a novel approach for cracking therapeutic resistance in pancreatic cancer," says study co-author Ronald Evans, PhD, professor and the March of Dimes Chair in Molecular and Developmental Biology at Salk.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

Some dashed to the boats and began heaving and cracking them out of the night’s ice; others broke down the camp and began stowing tents and gear.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong