crucible
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He studied at a Catholic university in Budapest that was a crucible for conservative ideas that Magyar embraced as a young man, according to a former classmate of his, Miklos Nattán.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
I was socialized in the crucible of millennial progressivism.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026
There’s no crucible more scrutinized in the sport than the Olympic Games.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026
Sondheim, Mr. Joseph writes, used games “as a crucible for relationships to get messy and deepen.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
But in the crucible of the moment, another quite plausible definition of leadership was circulating in the upper reaches of the government.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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