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crystal

[kris-tl] / ˈkrɪs tl /


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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

One chimpanzee, Yvan, eventually picked up the crystal and deliberately carried it back to the dormitories.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

"It's crystal clear: The language of the act provides the president power to create national monuments," Thomas Delehanty, a lawyer for Earthjustice, told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

By combining thermal conductivity measurements with neutron scattering data, the team was able to directly connect the dramatic increase in heat flow to changes in the atomic vibrations inside the crystal.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

A moment flashed before me like a glimpse from deep within a crystal ball.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

"There are Don Quixotes and Sanchos: idealists and pragmatists. Some may find the transparency of crystals fascinating, while others are interested in their smell and whether they're edible," García-Ruiz pointed out.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

"We now know that we've had crystals in our minds for at least six million years."

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

Unlike trees, mountains, rivers, clouds, and animals, which are dominated by curved and branching forms, crystals stand out because of their flat surfaces and straight edges.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

She carried both pebbles and crystals in her mouth to a wooden platform, where she sorted them into separate groups.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

It appears to be a collection of her mother’s jewelry and some crystals she grew in a fridge with salt and food coloring.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

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

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

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

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




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