crescent
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"The thin crescent on approach and the nearly 'full Mars' view after we fly past create opportunities for the imaging team for both great calibration observations as well as just plain beautiful photos."
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
Think crescent dough wrapped around ribbons of honey ham and Swiss, each ball bathed in a poppy-seed-studded glaze of butter, Dijon, Worcestershire, and a hint of brown sugar, then baked until puffed, golden, and gleaming.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
"This is done only as a precautionary measure, but it is appropriate that we are at a crescent sense of alertness just at the moment for the time being," he said.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025
In the meantime, let’s all listen to the “Goldbergs” to honor, full moon or crescent, our great and lasting Goldberg of music.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
Each time I met him, he embraced me with a splendid smile that made his right eye fade into the shape of a crescent moon.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
Vocabulary lists containing crescent
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Civilizations and Peoples of the Fertile Crescent, Lessons 1–2
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