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crack

[krak] / kræk /




NOUN
attempt to do something
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But if they live up to the hype, they promise a raft of valuable solutions to problems we cannot currently crack.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Despite the fact that we know the Standard Model is incomplete, in over 50 years of increasingly rigorous testing, particle physicists are yet to find a crack in the theory.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Covey, who spoke alongside McGovern, said in a video shared on social media that crews confirmed a crack in the tank, which led to a pressure release.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

“If the tank is going to fail, you want it to fail through a crack rather than fail through an explosion,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

She went through a hundred “shanks” names and continued to speak to servants and messengers through the crack of the door as they handed her new lists.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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