crest
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Soccer and the mastermind behind that World Cup — created for the 23 players who will wear the U.S. crest at home this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
The rear flicked sideways as he went over the crest at the start of the braking point, and as he corrected, the car fishtailed, sending the front towards the barriers.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
“I think you will either be on the crest of the wave or drowning on AI,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
In the image he has dark skin, receding curly hair, a thick handlebar mustache, deep-set eyes and a dark suit emblazoned with a crest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
They rode in silence for the better part of an hour, until Timothy brought the brougham to a stop just before the crest of a hill, near the forest’s edge.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
The logo was created in the style of Japanese family crests, with quatrefoils embellishments and stylized flowers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
Very different are the bold designs for wrought-iron ornament, drawn full size, for making grilles, chandeliers and decorative crests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
“Dow crests 30,000 points on vaccine hopes, Biden transition,” the Sioux City Journal of Iowa wrote on Nov. 25, 2020, in its page D1 article.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
Lin's initial results indicate that the Parasaurolophus' crest was used for resonance, similar to the crests of birds we see today.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2024
He heard the call of the sea once he laid eyes on its gleaming crests.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
I had twice walked from Stanford’s campus to the Pacific Ocean, a roughly 25-mile journey that crested the Santa Cruz Mountains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
He also used symbols like the "pava", the traditional farmer's hat, and the endangered Puerto Rican crested toad.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 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
As they descended lower, she could soon see the tops of the city crested over with spring ivy and little oval windows bursting with flower boxes.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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
Weather Service meteorologists had forecast waves cresting between 5 to 10 feet in Los Angeles and Orange counties for Christmas Day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2024
After cresting, the rivers’ recession would be slow, leaving the waterways above the major flooding stage through the middle of the week.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2024
Dad asked, cutting the engine a minute after cresting the hill.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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