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crush

[kruhsh] / krʌʃ /


NOUN
infatuation
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The video is an L.A. dirtbag delight — she pops a Cronenberg-worthy zit, fights cops in a VR headset and rides a “Gaymo” off to meet a crush.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

The crush happened in the narrow alleys of Seoul's Itaewon district when more than 100,000 people went to the area to celebrate Halloween four years ago.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Instead, Warnock said, “Isaiah challenges corruption” and “those who would crush the poor.”

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Support what we do and help us absolutely crush it during Slate’s 30th anniversary pledge drive!

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

“Are you trying to look good for someone? Oh, my god. Do you have a crush or something?”

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

There’s community here, across the dedicated regulars and the staff — Gamble’s an incredible singer, and bartender Megha Wescombe absolutely crushes “Maybe This Time” from “Cabaret.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

If the Jacobian determinant is always a constant number that is not zero, then the function never folds or crushes space around a particular point.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

“LLY crushes expectations,” wrote RBC Capital Markets analyst Trung Huynh, describing the company’s second-quarter performance to investors.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

But authorities will also want the event to go smoothly, deeply aware of the risk of crowd crushes, which have marred similar events in the past, with TV broadcasting guidelines on how to stay safe.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

We do what we always do when we hang out in her room, bicycling our legs into the drapey fabric and gossiping about boys she has crushes on.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

Apple faced intense blowback in 2024 for an iPad commercial depicting creative tools getting crushed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

"Wigmore Street is going to be pretty well crushed with traffic, and traffic will then have to move up through Marylebone to try and get through."

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Software leaders got a big boost this week and chip stocks were crushed as the AI tech investing landscape continues to shift.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

He stayed back on a fastball and crushed it to deep left field, on a trajectory to just clear the short fence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

These British victories nearly crushed the rebellion just months after independence was declared.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

For Alphabet, "this is the first quarter that the negative thesis around AI crushing search has legs," Ives wrote, referring to Google’s search advertising business, one of the most profitable businesses in history.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Seeing someone pulled out of their shell by another person’s love is one of life’s most worthwhile joys, and also one of its most crushing sources of spite.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

On the backfoot since being humbled 30-12 by Tonga in their opening game, England responded with a crushing 82-0 victory over France to keep their dreams alive.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

You are young, and this isn’t a crushing amount of debt.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

It was heavy and slipped from my fingers, almost crushing my toe.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago


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