craw
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This is the craw that sticks in the throats of mindful Europeans who talk about “strategic autonomy.”
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026
I’m not at all giving up on this Seattle team, but this L will stick in their craw for a minute.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
That conclusion is sure to stick in the craw of USC fans in particular, after weeks of calling for coordinator Alex Grinch’s job amid the Trojans’ recent defensive collapse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2023
Well, he did have that moment on No. 8 when he had to backhand a grounder out of the craw of a tree.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2022
There was something about it that touched him, or as his wife Mary put it, “They say when you get the sand in your craw, you never want to leave.”
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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It has really stuck in their craws and that kind of transferred to me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2024
From where I'm sitting, that seems to be what's sticking in the filmmakers' craws.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2021
Largemouth bass are fair on black, purple, or red plastic craws, skirted football jigs, and jerk baits in timber and near docks, brushy points, rocky shorelines, and creek channels.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2021
Largemouth bass are fair with green pumpkin craws, blade baits, and football jigs near the creek bends, drop-offs, rocky shorelines, and roadbeds.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2021
"Come in, Eugene," cried Marjorie; "take off your shoes and stockings, and help us to catch these lovely craws."
From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by John Campbell