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[kram] / kræm /




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Parking doesn’t exist, so cars cram onto the sidewalk.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

You don’t need to cram every beautiful thing into the same dinner merely because it came home in the same tote.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

With fans already facing a dilemma in terms of when to cram in sleep, a delay of even one hour could result in them having to end up missing the game altogether.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

Retailers are joining the race to cram artificial intelligence absolutely anywhere.

From Slate Feb. 22, 2026

They managed to cram themselves into two lifts.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Grubin, chief executive of product-sampling firm SoPost, said he’d rather have a functional room than one that crams all the bathroom stuff in a separate space.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 20, 2026

We don't necessarily need to come up with a wildcard formation that crams all the new signings into the same team.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2025

The influx crams even more people into one of Gaza’s most densely populated areas.

From Seattle Times Dec. 29, 2023

Instead, it’s cultural window dressing while Vardalos crams in one more dull joke about Nick’s manscaping, Greek voodoo or Voula’s sauciness.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2023

She crams her cookie in her mouth and does not say goodbye to my mother.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Another source of strain: In peacetime, the ports were used for rest and recuperation by sailors seeking a break from an aircraft carrier’s crammed quarters and exhausting routines.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

Desta, located in another part of the prison, said there were 200 men in his cell crammed into an area designed for 90 people, with 45 bunk beds arranged around the walls.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

China and the United States are locked in a race for dominance in the fast-moving AI field, fuelling huge global expansion of data centres -- warehouse-like facilities crammed with computer servers.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Damon, Bernthal and up to 25 others crammed into the dank vessel and clung to its cross beams as cold water pumped in and the silo rocked.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

That night, when King addressed the overflow crowd crammed into Brown Chapel, he seemed “unusually subdued,” according to some observers.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

Food makers are cramming protein into everything from chips to bread and candy bars.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

He says he does not want to share his name as he stands among the crowds cramming into vantage points for a view of Chongqing's neon-lit, stacked skyline.

From BBC May 12, 2026

“Meghan’s serving your insatiable thirst for dance-ready bops with the upbeat banger that is ‘Foolish,’” the release stated, cramming two bits of gay slang into one sentence.

From Salon May 10, 2026

If a public campaign were to be launched – it would have to be done carefully and strategically to avoid cramming too much information into the message while still informing the public.

From MarketWatch Mar. 2, 2026

Ivan didn’t say anything to them as he dove for the food, cramming meat patties, boiled eggs, and fried, flat cakes into his mouth.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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