crest
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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
Caleb said he was told the Llantrisant Mace was older than most of the Crown Jewels and survived Oliver Cromwell trying to melt down any remaining precious metal bearing Charles I's crest.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
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
Lemonides said the sell-side analysts had “no idea” when Micron’s revenue would crest during the current cycle.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
Duke scooped up all the puppies, tucked three under each arm, and stood on his hind legs to ride the rickety raft like a surfboard on the crest of a thirty-foot wave.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
Regions corresponding to the crests contain more electrons, while the troughs contain fewer.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Neill Hunter owns Scotcrest in Port Glasgow, which makes commemorative plaques, clan crests and other memorabilia.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
They unearthed a skull, fragments of the hind legs and several crests.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 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
I looked out, and I saw below me the smooth grass lawns stretching to the sea, and the sea itself, bright green with white-topped crests, whipped by a westerly wind and scudding from the shore.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
The rate of inflation crested above 4% in May to a three-year high, briefly outrunning the typical increase in workers’ wages.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Laboratory testing confirmed the disease had infected a greater crested tern in the town of Robe, South Australia.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
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
Excitement about AI agents crested this year when a tool called OpenClaw went viral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
They crested the road, emerging onto the tallest part of the city.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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
They currently have all 10 songs from “Arcadia” on the latter chart, with “Caramel” cresting at 34.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2025
In further clips, that small cloud gets darker and flames can later be seen cresting over the hilltop.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025
The earth seemed to be cresting a gigantic wave, throwing everyone around her like shaken droplets of water.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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