crucible
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“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
Matt Freese is the latest to be thrown into that crucible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
So, too, the name—marathon—for the crucible that would ultimately reach 26.2 miles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
I was socialized in the crucible of millennial progressivism.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2026
The winter became a crucible for American labor.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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
She has survived her share of crucibles already at USC.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 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
Women were taking their beautiful pewter from dresser shelves, stoically watching it melt in crucibles.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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