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  • present participle of creak.

creaking





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Despite the change in venue, some things are universal in Nigeria, whose creaking grid is as infamous as Lagos traffic: as the models prepped backstage Friday, the power briefly cut out.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

A score by Latham and Shelby Gaines balances discordant, atonal tones with suspense-driven sound design that captures the creaking noises of the forest and the concealed dangers it holds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

That has pushed a system, already creaking under years of under-investment and trade sanctions, to the point of collapse.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

Tryl says although it is clear Britain is "creaking at the top", his research on public opinion suggests the foundations of community still appear to be strong.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

C. P. Ellis: hurting and hurtful, possessed of all the tedious, creaking, accumulated hatreds of the South, and yet guileless and—Riddick believed—essentially honorable.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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