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crux

[kruhks] / krʌks /


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“Crucially, we also believe we are at the crux of a gross margin inflection point, driven by improving utilizations and GlobalFoundries aggressively expanding into accretive end-markets,” Muse wrote.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The crux of the outrage surrounding Fennell’s film stemmed largely from the fact that she refused to rename her relatively loose, aesthetic-minded adaptation with a title that didn’t directly reference Emily Brontë’s novel.

From Salon • May 3, 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

That’s the reality of getting old, and I guess that’s really the crux of the matter.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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