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crucible

[kroo-suh-buhl] / ˈkru sə bəl /


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That crucible reforged Griffin into a political phoenix.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

The ruins of the Soviet command economy were also a crucible for innovation, said Kadri Ukrainski, who lectures on the subject at Estonia's Tartu University.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

“The larger world, if it doesn’t directly impact the day-to-day,” she told me, “becomes chaff that you kind of block out because you’re so focused on trying to survive this crucible that you’re in.”

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

But the boxing ring was once a very particular crucible of individual achievement and, as a result, the Louis-Schmeling wars came to reflect international relations and high-stakes propaganda.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

The Hamburg crucible is one of the things that set the Beatles apart.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

Wars, as ever, are crucibles for rapid development—and adoption—of new tech.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

Excavations and geophysical surveys in this area revealed crucibles, slag, and tin bronze artifacts.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2025

"Wales was one of the great crucibles of the Industrial Revolution, which was sweeping Europe and later the world," added Ms Protheroe-Jones.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024

Eduardo Galvan is a lifelong skater who grew up in Venice, one of the sport’s crucibles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024

Women were taking their beautiful pewter from dresser shelves, stoically watching it melt in crucibles.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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