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crust

[kruhst] / krʌst /


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Focaccia has become de facto sandwich bread or makeshift pizza crust elsewhere in Italy, but it tends to be bare bones in Genoa, where it has been made since the Middle Ages.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

“It’s very difficult to transport material through an ice crust that big,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Because the satellites travel in carefully coordinated orbits, they can separate magnetic signals coming from the core from signals produced by the crust, oceans, ionosphere and magnetosphere.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

Its open crumb absorbs just enough sauce to become more flavorful as it sits, while the soft crust remains easy to eat on a towel without showering your lap in shards.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

It was a thin crust, half pepperoni, half pineapple.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

Crusted scabies, previously known as Norwegian scabies, causes a "scaly rash and thickened crusts of skin", external containing thousands of mites, and can be due to reduced immunity, although that is not always the case.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Still, executives expressed optimism during the earnings call about things like Totino’s pizza crusts and seasoned pizza rolls, as well as Asian- and Mexican-inspired snacks.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

Materials containing magnesium and calcium often form hard, dense crusts when they crystallize.

From Science Daily May 31, 2026

It’s also buttery and oh-so rich — a delicious flavor profile that most store-bought pie crusts simply can’t achieve.

From Salon Nov. 18, 2025

Elderly men with handkerchiefs full of crusts for the birds, children with their kites and balls, and young couples under the spell of romance took their shifts.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

The main symptom is a crusted, flaky rash that often affects the elbows, knees, hands and feet.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Constable’s famously crusted, white-flecked surfaces, as seen in this painting’s coarsely textured beams and choppy canal water, and in its windswept, cloud-filled skies, became touchstones in his work.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 4, 2026

It heats to 1450°F, allowing you to expertly grill a fabulously crusted steak without ever leaving the comfort of your heated apartment.

From Salon Dec. 17, 2024

I’ve tried lots of gardening gloves, but they all had the same problem: I had to peel them off to use my smartphone, which isn’t easy when they’re wet or crusted with dirt.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2024

Another bag contains a wallet, crusted with dust.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

"Swollen face, a fever, lameness, drooling and crusting of the nostrils - if you do come across any of those clinical signs ring the department immediately and we will investigate."

From BBC Dec. 6, 2025

Two days later the reaction arrived: redness, itching, oozing, crusting and small, fluid-filled blisters up and down his legs.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2025

In “Downton” Fellowes wrote all the best set-ups and punchlines for Violet, inspired by Smith’s near-flawless track record with crusting each phrase with the perfect sear.

From Salon Oct. 1, 2024

Now is a good time to examine your soil, lightly stir the surface with a hoe or garden fork to break up any crusting, and lay down coarse mulch.

From Seattle Times Sep. 17, 2022

He had ice in his beard and more crusting his mustache.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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