crucible

Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall gained a harsh reputation for firing senior officers who didn’t pass muster in the crucible of combat.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

The ruins of the Soviet command economy were also a crucible for innovation, said Kadri Ukrainski, who lectures on the subject at Estonia's Tartu University.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

But what an image: an observatory dome bubbling out of a boil of smaller domes, like an idea simmering in a crucible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

“The larger world, if it doesn’t directly impact the day-to-day,” she told me, “becomes chaff that you kind of block out because you’re so focused on trying to survive this crucible that you’re in.”

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

In the crucible the gold collapsed suddenly into molten scarlet.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Wars, as ever, are crucibles for rapid development—and adoption—of new tech.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

Excavations and geophysical surveys in this area revealed crucibles, slag, and tin bronze artifacts.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2025

"Wales was one of the great crucibles of the Industrial Revolution, which was sweeping Europe and later the world," added Ms Protheroe-Jones.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024

Then about 6 years old, Shapiro would salvage gold that had been deposited in or on the company’s crucibles.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2023

Johnny’s eyes flew about the shop, taking in the fine anvils, the hood upon the annealing furnace, the neat nests of crucibles.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes