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crystal

[kris-tl] / ˈkrɪs tl /


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The framework of amorphous interfaces consists of flexible internal boundaries that do not initially have the same orderly crystal structure as the surrounding material.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

I always end up picking up a crystal too.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

The researchers found that the animals' curiosity was strongest immediately after they encountered the crystal and slowly faded over time, a pattern similar to the way novelty wears off in humans.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

What makes you think you have a better crystal ball than full-time traders with collectively trillions of dollars at stake?

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

“Please wear the crystal for safety reasons and community building,” she added.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

During its journey, the rover has encountered sulfur crystals, reflective meteorites, and many other unusual geologic features.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

There's a child-like quality to festival make-up, he says, so embrace it - think playful colour and crystals.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Nearby, a handmade chandelier by artist Helen Stickler, decorated with vintage Swarovski crystals and beads, adds to what Weger describes as her “Candyland vibe.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Bring on the crystals and woo-woo singing bowls.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

The new recruit, Rosalind Franklin, had just finished studying coal crystals in Paris.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

A shining god raised me, and bade my fears Be flown, and I beheld the glorious throne Of crystaled light; with rays by man unknown.

From Babylonian and Assyrian Literature by Anonymous

“The house was crystalled out,” she told Vogue, but she didn’t want visitors to think she was a “crystal person”.

From The Guardian Jun. 16, 2019

Now I ascended, or again descended the dropping and crystalled rocks; now crept into openings, which suddenly terminated, and turning again, anxiously listened to the sound of the rippling water as my only guide.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various

She imagined that across these richly carved entrance-ways, where the globed and crystalled lamps shone upon paneled doors set with stained and designed panes of glass, was neither care nor unsatisfied desire.

From Sister Carrie by Dreiser, Theodore

Her eyes, her color, her smiles were radiance itself; her mobile lips curved over teeth as white and gleaming as crystalled snow.

From Laramie; or, The Queen of Bedlam. by King, Charles

She imagined that across these richly carved entrance-ways, where the globed and crystalled lamps shone upon panelled doors set with stained and designed panes of glass, was neither care nor unsatisfied desire.

From Sister Carrie: a Novel by Dreiser, Theodore




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