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  • present tense form of crumb (3rd person singular).
  • plural of crumb.
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crumbs



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Make the cornbread crumbs: While the squash cooks, tear the cornbread into roughly pebble-size pieces by hand, or pulse it briefly in a food processor.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Certainly, I felt a bit like Odysseus as I crept — drained, disoriented and trailing popcorn crumbs like Ithican sand — out into the sun.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

There is an absence of creative and dynamic central midfielders, a shortage of wingers with real pace and a serious problem in making chances for strikers who are forced to live off crumbs.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

But you have been given enough bread crumbs to keep you interested.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026

When Taylor gets the Cheetos, there’s nothing left, but he jams his fingers into the creases to pick out the crumbs.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz



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