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crust

[kruhst] / krʌst /


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Focaccia has become de facto sandwich bread or makeshift pizza crust elsewhere in Italy, but it tends to be bare bones in Genoa, where it has been made since the Middle Ages.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

“It’s very difficult to transport material through an ice crust that big,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Natural processes also contribute, including tectonic movement and adjustments in the Earth's crust following the loss of ancient ice sheets.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

Its open crumb absorbs just enough sauce to become more flavorful as it sits, while the soft crust remains easy to eat on a towel without showering your lap in shards.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Maybe Beto would save her a bit of flaky crust with a smear of fruit filling like he sometimes did.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

Crusted scabies, previously known as Norwegian scabies, causes a "scaly rash and thickened crusts of skin", external containing thousands of mites, and can be due to reduced immunity, although that is not always the case.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Still, executives expressed optimism during the earnings call about things like Totino’s pizza crusts and seasoned pizza rolls, as well as Asian- and Mexican-inspired snacks.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

Maybe it’s homemade peanut butter and jelly sandwiches made on pillowy Wonder Bread, with the crusts cut off.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

The pies are, mostly, worth it: bubbling cheese, fine aroma of basil or oregano, oven-darkened yeasty crusts.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

Here in the city, tuition, books, lectures, and rent had him subsisting on crusts for days on end.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

A hospital ward has been closed following an outbreak of crusted scabies - a rare and highly contagious form of the illness.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Anything that’s old, spoiled, crusted over, or vaguely suspect can go — no second-guessing required.

From Salon Mar. 19, 2026

Constable’s famously crusted, white-flecked surfaces, as seen in this painting’s coarsely textured beams and choppy canal water, and in its windswept, cloud-filled skies, became touchstones in his work.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

I’ve tried lots of gardening gloves, but they all had the same problem: I had to peel them off to use my smartphone, which isn’t easy when they’re wet or crusted with dirt.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2024

And tossing the Puffs onto the snow, now crusted and gleaming with sun melt.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli

"Swollen face, a fever, lameness, drooling and crusting of the nostrils - if you do come across any of those clinical signs ring the department immediately and we will investigate."

From BBC Dec. 6, 2025

Two days later the reaction arrived: redness, itching, oozing, crusting and small, fluid-filled blisters up and down his legs.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2025

In “Downton” Fellowes wrote all the best set-ups and punchlines for Violet, inspired by Smith’s near-flawless track record with crusting each phrase with the perfect sear.

From Salon Oct. 1, 2024

If you want to do something a little extra, try crusting it in Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

From Seattle Times Oct. 25, 2022

A slick of ice spread from the places the Sleeper had stepped, crusting everything in his wake.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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