crest
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“Our duty is to give it our all on the field. Our duty is to defend our crest and represent our country with dignity.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Verstappen nearly crashed at high speed early in that stint when his car's front wheels became airborne over a crest as he chased a rival.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
After riding the crest of the first wave of the AI boom, Microsoft has lost momentum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Lemonides said the sell-side analysts had “no idea” when Micron’s revenue would crest during the current cycle.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
The school crest: gold, crossed swords, and the script Non Nobis Solum are on the jacket back.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
They unearthed a skull, fragments of the hind legs and several crests.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
It was only after returning in 2022 with a larger team and uncovering two more crests that the researchers understood they were dealing with a new species.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2026
Ranchers like Kemp who support the laws say it is a birthright to brand cattle with their family crests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
He’d drive up through Malibu Canyon to Mulholland Drive and then west to Decker Canyon, where he would time the turns and crests to the crescendos of the classical composition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025
I shiver with cold for the first half hour, until my blood gets moving and the sun crests the hills.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
He also used symbols like the "pava", the traditional farmer's hat, and the endangered Puerto Rican crested toad.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
At another point, a giant monitor behind the action featured Concho, the singer’s crested toad mascot.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2026
The Franco-Belgian couturier referenced the extravagant plumage of a roseate spoonbill or the crested cockatoo alongside the humble crow, grey pigeon and magpie.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
Residents objected, arguing the planned flood would destroy a local fish farm and harm several crested newts, which are also protected by law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
He crested the hill that overlooked his home and staggered to a stop.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
A subtle wave of shame rises — small but persistent — cresting as you imagine your child saying, or your partner thinking, “We’re having this again?”
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
New data-center designs are cresting one gigawatt in power consumption, the entire capacity of a nuclear reactor.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
“I think we’re cresting out of the moment of film needing to be a harsh slice of reality, and I love that,” Antonoff continues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2024
After cresting, the rivers’ recession would be slow, leaving the waterways above the major flooding stage through the middle of the week.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2024
Outside the pavilion, the glowing flowers repeated the colors of the painted rainbow, and the white clouds above echoed the cresting waves of water.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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