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crater

[kray-ter] / ˈkreɪ tər /


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The impact left a large crater in the road.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Officials were struggling to access the wreckage due to the huge crater created by the jet on a road in Palm Beach.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The 25-foot-deep and 30-by-60-feet wide crater blocks the only road in and out of the neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Investigators expect to find more important parts of the aircraft for the investigation in the crater, where officials plan to remove water pooled in the area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

However, most people, including most Iowans, have never heard of the Manson crater.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

It could slither down craters, squeeze into crevices, and even push its way underground in search of answers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Together, these craters provide evidence of the powerful role cosmic collisions have played in shaping Earth's geological and biological history.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

They show them the Moon's craters, Saturn's rings, Vega - the brightest star in the night sky - and other planets, using laser pointers to trace constellations and objects visible to the naked eye.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

While the Moon has numerous craters, many of which are far bigger than McGetchin, researching a crater's formation in real time can help build understanding of the Moon's geology.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Haven’t you seen the bomb craters all around the bank? My money is staying under my bed.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The star Alkes, or α Crateris, must first be found.

From Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor

This is R Crateris, now known to be variable from above the 8th magnitude to below the 9th.

From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by J. Ellard Gore

If now the telescope be directed to Alkes, there will be found, following him at a distance of 42·5 s, and about one minute southerly, a small red star, R. Crateris.

From Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor

Alphabet plunged more than 12 percent, while Amazon tanked more than seven percent in after-hours trade -- having lost more than four percent before the close -- while Intel cratered 23 percent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The population cratered, from a one-time high of more than 80,000 to less than 60,000 by 2020.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

EV demand in the U.S. cratered following the end of incentive credits last year, leading Tesla to recapture most of the American EV market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

In contrast, the far side is dominated by ancient, heavily cratered highlands, with a much thicker crust and relatively few volcanic plains.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

We were driving down the cratered road that winds from Jalal­abad to Kabul.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Among his first goals is to “outspend” both of his primary competitors, Disney and Netflix—even as his media empire faces down a multibillion-dollar debt load and a cratering stock price.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

That places the impact around 100 million years before a major increase in cratering on Earth that researchers have suggested may be connected to collisions within the asteroid belt.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

What they show is rock-solid economy, fueled by a boom in artificial intelligence, that shows no sign of cratering.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

With a clearer picture of the future, it can invest more carefully in fabrication plants to satisfy overflowing demand without cratering prices down the line.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

Thus, very roughly, craters on the Moon should be formed today at the rate of about 109 years/104 craters, = 105 years/crater, a hundred thousand years between cratering events.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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