crush
Example Sentences
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It may take more than oil spiking above $110 a barrel to crush the market’s soul.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
“It was somebody who was just as much a friend as a person that I had a crush on,” she recalls.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The recent single 2Sided depicts a night where Parks was reluctant to leave the house; only finding motivation in the chance she'd bump into her crush.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Most alarmingly, courts have wielded the statute to crush lawsuits that accuse social media companies of negligently providing a defective product.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
The crush stopped next to the land office.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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