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crystal

[kris-tl] / ˈkrɪs tl /


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"It's absolutely crystal clear that there are benefits of protein to muscle growth and exercise response of active individuals," says Dudley Lamming, the paper's corresponding author, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

From Science Daily Aug. 2, 2026

I always end up picking up a crystal too.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Both objects initially caught the chimpanzees' attention, but the crystal quickly became the clear favorite while the ordinary rock was largely ignored.

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

"It is crystal clear, Sancho, that you don't know what you're saying," Don Quixote affirmed.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

When crystals begin forming earlier, however, the magma becomes thicker and more viscous.

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

In that state, small crystals known as frazil ice can begin to form.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 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

Using borax, water, and pipe cleaners, we made our own crystals.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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

The frozen moisture of its breathing had settled on its fur in a fine powder of frost, and especially were its jowls, muzzle, and eyelashes whitened by its crystalled breath. 

From Lost Face by London, Jack

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

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

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




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