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crack

[krak] / kræk /




NOUN
attempt to do something
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Property and casualty insurer Safepoint Holdings also should crack the billion-dollar market cap threshold, too, with plans to sell 16.7 million shares in a range of $15 to $17.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Advocates warn that until federal regulators crack down more aggressively on opt-out fee models, the burden will remain entirely on everyday consumers to audit their own bills for junk fees.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

This problem was a giant acorn—and OpenAI wanted to crack it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

But if they live up to the hype, they promise a raft of valuable solutions to problems we cannot currently crack.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Like Jeff, Rich liked to crack jokes in class, but he was never as quick or as funny as Jeff.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott




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