cracked

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—John Ganz is the author of “When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Born in the east end of London, Alan Yentob first made his name as a documentary-maker with Cracked Actor, his 1975 profile of David Bowie.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

Cracked screens could be replaced in minutes, and broken cameras could be exchanged without a hitch.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2023

Cracked walls and piles of masonry point to the power of the earthquake.

From Reuters • Feb. 21, 2023

He stayed below to announce the status of dropped eggs: Cracked or Not Cracked.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller