cracked

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It’s a cracked mirror, with each fragment revealing a different, distorted image of the human psyche — and it’s really funny, too.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

After the first uncrewed test flight, Artemis I, engineers found that chunks of the heat shield's coating had cracked and broken away during a two‑stage "skip" re‑entry manoeuvre.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Turn right, as the map tells you to do, and you’ll encounter decaying sidewalks, with cracked and buckled concrete that turns a modest uphill walk into an obstacle course.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

The war hasn’t cracked air-travel demand yet, Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Ed Bastian told analysts at the JPMorgan Industrials Conference Tuesday morning, sending shares of airline stocks rebounding from a recent decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

I placed the nozzle to my cracked lips and gulped the sweetest water I have ever tasted.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri