crack open
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One gets the sense that, were you to crack open one of the tomes, a mystery would come falling out from between its pages.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
While some primates use stone tools to access food, for instance to crack open nuts, accumulative stone throwing is a rare example of stone tool use in a social context.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
On one hand, it’s nice to see young Brian scamper up to his bedroom to crack open an encyclopedia or hear a herd of theropods stampede on the roof of an all-metal car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“That doesn’t suddenly make this market affordable for everyone, but it does crack open doors that had firmly shut when rates peaked.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026
I crack open the top, and between sheets of wax paper are cookies.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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