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The oil-based recipe yielded an airy yet moist crumb that was not overwhelmingly sweet—something true of all of Ms. de Ferrier’s cakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

That crumb of optimism was swept away when Vini capitalised on a second outbreak of world-class dithering in front of their own goal.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

A soft, spice-warmed cake that layers apples three ways—applesauce in the crumb, roasted chunks folded through and a tangy apple butter frosting on top.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026

Whatever else was happening inside my body, that combination — warm spice, soft crumb, sugary crunch — felt like safety.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2026

The oatmeal tray was on the floor next to the bed, the bowl clean and not a crumb of toast remaining.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

The toppings are market-flexible, too: Use whatever chèvre or goat cheese you find, whether it crumbles into little pillows or lands in soft clouds, and turn a leftover hunk of cornbread into crisp, salty crumbs.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

One consequence of this winner-take-all market is that the corporations not at the top of the profit ladder are forced to fight over little more than the crumbs.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

Certainly, I felt a bit like Odysseus as I crept — drained, disoriented and trailing popcorn crumbs like Ithican sand — out into the sun.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

There is an absence of creative and dynamic central midfielders, a shortage of wingers with real pace and a serious problem in making chances for strikers who are forced to live off crumbs.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Without comment she confiscated my sad bowl of bran crumbs and handed it to me.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

But their fried chicken sandwich — made with crumbed chicken schnitzel, tarragon butter, lettuce and housemade pickle mayo on a steamed potato bun — is their bestseller.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2025

When dining out, choose plant-based options that are sautéed, grilled, baked, steamed, boiled or poached – instead of those that are crumbed or battered before deep frying.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2024

As FTX has crumbed, Mr. Bankman-Fried has been “working constructively with regulators, bankruptcy officials and the company to try to do what’s best for consumers,” he said on Sunday.

From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2022

In my Tuscan family, it is only ever prepared one way, as cotolette di agnello fritte: crumbed, deep fried chops squirted with a lemon wedge.

From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2018

We three were still there around the crumbed table, dizzy with what she’d heard from Upstairs.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

Al-Sadr has also been a harsh critic of widespread corruption in the oil-rich country torn by decades of violence, with a crumbing infrastructure, an impoverished majority and lack of basic services.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 12, 2022

Tucked into a hilltop, Pignola is pure Italian charm: crumbing stone buildings and narrow, unnavigable streets.

From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2018

For four decades, Deshpande has ushered more than 50,000 students into this cramped, derelict building of corrugated metal and crumbing cement.

From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2014

When we got close, Lt Adekunle deployed three men to search the blackened and crumbing building.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2013

You may roll or improve the shape, if there is any irregularity, while crumbing them.

From Choice Cookery by Catherine Owen