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cracker

[krak-er] / ˈkræk ər /
NOUN
hard, often salted, baked wafer
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That includes blue cheese, Gorgonzola or Parmesan on a wheel, which Lutnick eats plain, without a cracker.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

“Uh-oh,” I reply, extracting a Ritz cracker from its sleeve.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

"He had a cracker tonight," former Scotland winger Pat Nevin said on BBC Sportsound.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

Last week, Japanese giant Mitsubishi Chemical started cutting production capacity of its steam cracker, a facility that converts naphtha into ethylene and propylene, which it runs as a joint venture.

From Barron's Mar. 18, 2026

The widgeon, who had slept on water, came whistling their double notes, like whistles from a Christmas cracker.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

He amped up the experience by mixing in crushed pretzels or Ritz crackers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Solicitor Alistair Smith, who has been representing Emily's family, said the national policy of moving people immediately upon turning 18 was "crackers" and "shouldn't happen".

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Spread the crackers onto the prepared baking sheet in an even layer.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

I’d change into play clothes, take my bowl and begin the solemn work of crushing an obscene number of crackers into the carrot-flecked broth until the spoon could nearly stand upright.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

He reached into his coat pocket, drawing out another bag of katapan and handed the crackers out to the men nearest them.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata




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