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cram

[kram] / kræm /




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Behind him, hundreds of fans cram onto a London Underground escalator, all wearing Ali G's trademark yellow shell suit and skullcap.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

As companies cram more-powerful graphics chips into data centers, moving information quickly between those processors is becoming a bigger challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

You don’t need to cram every beautiful thing into the same dinner merely because it came home in the same tote.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

I had to cram 15, 16 years of medical experience into a week before we started shooting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

‘I thought it was only a kind of cram, such as the Dale-men make for journeys in the wild,’ said the Dwarf.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Grubin, chief executive of product-sampling firm SoPost, said he’d rather have a functional room than one that crams all the bathroom stuff in a separate space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

The influx crams even more people into one of Gaza’s most densely populated areas.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2023

She crams into a trailer with her 11-year-old daughter and her adult son, as well as her adult daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2023

No matter how many ideas it crams into its quick-paced plot, it’s doomed to fall short of representing an entire group of people — and it knows it shouldn’t have to.

From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2022

Sneaky crams his lunch pack under his arm and we get out of there fast!

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist

They crammed into every available space in this center, with many more braving the cold to watch outside on a big screen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Herman, a former professor in UCLA’s painting and drawing department and co-founder of the now-defunct Black Dragon Society gallery in Chinatown, lives with the work of his former students and friends crammed throughout his home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Along the way, they reinvented stadium concerts with the Zoo TV tour, whose stage was crammed full of multimedia screens and satellite feeds, while Bono made nightly prank calls to the White House.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The so-called diversified index funds are crammed with AI.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

There was a half-second pause as it studied him, baring a row of yellow teeth crammed into a gummy black mouth.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Food makers are cramming protein into everything from chips to bread and candy bars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

He says he does not want to share his name as he stands among the crowds cramming into vantage points for a view of Chongqing's neon-lit, stacked skyline.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

“Meghan’s serving your insatiable thirst for dance-ready bops with the upbeat banger that is ‘Foolish,’” the release stated, cramming two bits of gay slang into one sentence.

From Salon ● May 10, 2026

“It’s not like the campaign for governor, where cramming 10 candidates on a stage becomes a circus.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

Everyone from the club to Cliff and Ria showed up, cramming every corner of the restaurant.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia


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