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An investigation into January's crash in Adamuz, near Cordoba, is still open, with initial reports suggesting there was a crack in the rails - very different to the latest collision.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

It is taboo in China to crack jokes about Mao, who died in 1976 and whose drastic policies are blamed by historians for mass starvation and millions of deaths.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

He also borrowed from President Obama’s recent crack that the White House now looks like a Cheesecake Factory opened by Saddam Hussein.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Certain metals become increasingly brittle as temperatures fall, making them more likely to crack or break instead of bending under pressure.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

At least this crack in the ledge is big enough for me to squeeze into.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

We have come to believe that it is “more respectful, more enlightened, to let the sick slip through the cracks than to require them to accept treatment,” he writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

“Interest rates get in the cracks, interest rates affect directly or indirectly, almost everything,” Warsh said Wednesday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

Rather than relying on their usual method of deformation, the alloys activate a different microscopic process that helps prevent cracks from spreading.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

“For Teo to get three cracks at this guy, I like it,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

A few times I actually saw people through the cracks in the floorboards, moving around in the room below.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

“This is what you’ve always wanted. Here’s the keys to the car,” he cracked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Experts have cracked a four-letter code to open an ancient padlock from a shipwreck off the Welsh coast using modern scanning technology.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Speeding up jet production has been a top priority for Boeing executives since federal regulators cracked down on the aerospace giant after persistent quality control problems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Every barrier broken is a notch in a glass ceiling, and the ceiling does not care much whether the person who cracked it got to walk all the way through.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Everybody listened as the rain poured and the wind howled and the thunder cracked.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

They are also trying to create a more welcoming work environment while cracking down on off-color jokes and catcalls on male-dominated jobsites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Their work remixes the thrill of early internet exploration into colorful abstraction, cracking open an esoteric feeling to analyze its contents and origin — to varying effect.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

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

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

Instead, the overhang decided to kill Jack’s hopes by cracking right in half with a sound like thunder.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley