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crack

noun as in break, crevice

noun as in loud sound, usually from hitting

noun as in attempt to do something

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noun as in insulting joke

verb as in break, usually into parts

verb as in hit very hard

verb as in discover meaning, answer

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“The market was priced for perfection and now the concerns about AI and a pause in Fed rate cutting are spreading cracks through the edifice of perfection,” Wilmington Trust’s Roth said.

You can find him cracking jokes on live comedy tours, TV sketch shows, books, podcasts and just about every social media platform you care about.

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“Speculation on a peace deal comes just two days before U.S. sanctions on Russia are scheduled to kick in,” notes Mizuho’s Robert Yawger, adding that “peace deal rumors were hammering crude oil and the cracks.”

After Khan was arrested in May 2023, soldiers cracked down on his supporters as they took to the streets and vandalized military sites.

“The last few weeks, there have been some escalating cracks in the AI landscape,” said Matt Stucky, chief portfolio manager for equities at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, an Nvidia shareholder.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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