crunching

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His campaign didn’t survive, but those problems—tens of thousands of people without housing, costs crunching millions of people with housing, and lagging crisis response—are real.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Navigating around the crater, Al-Ahmad trudged into the blown-out remains of the hall, his feet crunching on an underbrush of glass, wood splinters and insulation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

XTX Markets, an algorithmic trading firm, is building a $1 billion-plus complex of five AI data centers in Finland to expand its data crunching and model training capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Scotland again pushed for immediate retaliation, but their momentum was killed when Stuart McCloskey's crunching tackle on Russell turned the ball over in Ireland's favour.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

A dog barks somewhere, and a bicyclist goes by, small tires crunching on pavement.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari