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  • present participle of crunch.
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crunching



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A crunching tackle at the Holte End against Wigan on his Villa debut endeared him to the support.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

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

Meanwhile, at ESPN, I was assigned to a behind-the-scenes post crunching stats for college-football coverage.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

The cub played with them tirelessly before crunching them to bits.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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