crack
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Over the next several weeks, their sensors noted that the crack was widening about 0.015 of an inch per day, a rate invisible to the eye.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
These good vibrations would have obvious benefits for the visually impaired but would also allow all fans to “feel” the crack of the bat or the roar of the crowd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
At first it was staggering, the boom, boom, boom, watching both players crack heavy serve after heavy serve, but it started to become a little wearying, like watching an extended game of Whac-A-Mole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
She has wanted to take a crack at adapting the tales pretty much ever since.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
I keep talking, tripping over my words, try to crack his icy stare.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
The team examined both the internal stress and the plastic deformation of lithium dendrites trapped inside cracks.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
Every so often, a wildcard will slip through the cracks, but that’s become increasingly uncommon, especially in an era where fans are militant in their reluctance to let any unsavory portraits slide.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Photos released by CHP show a hole punched through the van’s windshield and a web of cracks surrounding it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Except that cracks are starting to show — especially in technology shares.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
A few pixies emerged from cracks in the fireplace and flew over to the wheel.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Now, after an innovative pilot study backed by decades of specialized research, a team at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography says it may have cracked the code.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The hood is bent, the radiator is cracked, and the front bumper is destroyed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
STK’s thick, well-marbled filet mignon is perfect for kebabs with little more than salt and freshly cracked pepper.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Nearby, 65-year-old Juana Alfonzo still moves around her home, even though the floor is sunken and cracked, and the columns show visible damage.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Another pile of garbage bags sits in front of the sink, doing nothing to hide the yellowed linoleum flooring that’s cracked and peeling where it meets the worn brown carpeting of the living room.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Newport Beach, Laguna Beach and other Orange County towns are cracking down on elaborate shade coverings, citing safety issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Africa's largest oil producer has increased production in recent years in part by cracking down on theft while also hiring former militants who sabotaged pipelines to act as security.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Gerstner thought Altman was cracking a dry joke that overshadowed his broader point in his answer about adjusting spending commitments if the money wasn’t there to pay for them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Minetree has "cracking comic timing", the Independent said, but appeared to be "hemmed in by the Reese Witherspoon impression she's presumably been told to do".
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
It would be there, with the tar on the canvas drying and cracking, until great holes appeared and the currach wasted away.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
