crux
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But unlike most modern trauma-horror films, a character’s suffering isn’t the crux of the story, but rather its entry point.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
But the crux will be, who broke the laws?
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
The crux of the dispute is what it means for a child to be subject to U.S. “jurisdiction.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
The crux of his argument is better-than-anticipated industry pricing in the first quarter, which “has seemingly moved well ahead of expectations set previously by Micron.”
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
“And there you have the crux of the situation. Colonel Cathcart wants to be a general and I want to be a colonel, and that’s why we have to send you home.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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