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It was chosen because this animal’s femur lacks a crest or raised bony protrusion – known as a trochanter – where part of the tail musculature would attach.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

The most famous corner is Eau Rouge, a high-speed left-right flick into and out of a compression that launches the cars uphill into a left over a crest - technically known as Raidillon.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

“Our duty is to give it our all on the field. Our duty is to defend our crest and represent our country with dignity.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

After riding the crest of the first wave of the AI boom, Microsoft has lost momentum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

We saw Kostor, which is four miles high, from foot to crest; the huge slant of its western slope hid the peaks north of it, some of which go up to thirty thousand feet.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Regions corresponding to the crests contain more electrons, while the troughs contain fewer.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

The logo was created in the style of Japanese family crests, with quatrefoils embellishments and stylized flowers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

They unearthed a skull, fragments of the hind legs and several crests.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

Ranchers like Kemp who support the laws say it is a birthright to brand cattle with their family crests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025

Now he turned his head toward the mountains of the east, the Gabilans, and they were jolly mountains, with hill ranches in their creases, and with pine trees growing on the crests.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck

Locals have claimed that rare albino deer, great crested newts and badgers all roamed the field prior to it being built on.

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

At another point, a giant monitor behind the action featured Concho, the singer’s crested toad mascot.

From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2026

The Franco-Belgian couturier referenced the extravagant plumage of a roseate spoonbill or the crested cockatoo alongside the humble crow, grey pigeon and magpie.

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

Residents objected, arguing the planned flood would destroy a local fish farm and harm several crested newts, which are also protected by law.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

He reached the place where the hill crested and he could feel the ground under his snow-covered feet become level.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry

A subtle wave of shame rises — small but persistent — cresting as you imagine your child saying, or your partner thinking, “We’re having this again?”

From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026

New data-center designs are cresting one gigawatt in power consumption, the entire capacity of a nuclear reactor.

From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025

In further clips, that small cloud gets darker and flames can later be seen cresting over the hilltop.

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025

“I think we’re cresting out of the moment of film needing to be a harsh slice of reality, and I love that,” Antonoff continues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2024

Now that it was over, my adrenaline was cresting.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson