crest
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Caleb said he was told the Llantrisant Mace was older than most of the Crown Jewels and survived Oliver Cromwell trying to melt down any remaining precious metal bearing Charles I's crest.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Soccer and the mastermind behind that World Cup — created for the 23 players who will wear the U.S. crest at home this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
After riding the crest of the first wave of the AI boom, Microsoft has lost momentum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Lemonides said the sell-side analysts had “no idea” when Micron’s revenue would crest during the current cycle.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
Natalie worked her way wearily up onto her hands and knees—just in time for a wave to crest the edge of the roof and crash into her.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
It was only after returning in 2022 with a larger team and uncovering two more crests that the researchers understood they were dealing with a new species.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2026
Ranchers like Kemp who support the laws say it is a birthright to brand cattle with their family crests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
“Dow crests 30,000 points on vaccine hopes, Biden transition,” the Sioux City Journal of Iowa wrote on Nov. 25, 2020, in its page D1 article.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
He’d drive up through Malibu Canyon to Mulholland Drive and then west to Decker Canyon, where he would time the turns and crests to the crescendos of the classical composition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025
The liquid gold crests on their jackets glowed, and she wished she could reach out to touch the M symbol.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
I had twice walked from Stanford’s campus to the Pacific Ocean, a roughly 25-mile journey that crested the Santa Cruz Mountains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Locals have claimed that rare albino deer, great crested newts and badgers all roamed the field prior to it being built on.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Eventually the rate of inflation crested at a record 13.5% in 1980, capping off nearly a decade of runaway prices.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 24, 2026
At another point, a giant monitor behind the action featured Concho, the singer’s crested toad mascot.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2026
Dark, choppy waves, crested with foam, were plowing across the sand.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
A subtle wave of shame rises — small but persistent — cresting as you imagine your child saying, or your partner thinking, “We’re having this again?”
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
New data-center designs are cresting one gigawatt in power consumption, the entire capacity of a nuclear reactor.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
They currently have all 10 songs from “Arcadia” on the latter chart, with “Caramel” cresting at 34.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2025
After cresting, the rivers’ recession would be slow, leaving the waterways above the major flooding stage through the middle of the week.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2024
The wave was cresting, and Cat was in the right place to reach it.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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