crack
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Seeing some version of “Fireplace For Your Home” crack the service’s Top 10 between Christmas and New Year’s Day wasn’t unusual in the past.
From Salon
The flight attendant explained to Gomez that many able-bodied passengers request wheelchairs for “the VIP experience”—an escort down the jetway that lets them skip the lines and gives them first crack at overhead space.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government will crack down on hate speech following Sunday's deadly shooting at Bondi Beach that targeted a Jewish festival.
From BBC
Australia on Thursday announced it would strengthen laws to crack down on hate - including by introducing powers to cancel or refuse visas on grounds of antisemitism.
From BBC
“Prediction markets are pretty new, and you don’t have everybody on Wall Street trying to crack them,” said Caleb Davies, a business analyst from Brooklyn Park, Minn., who trades on Kalshi.
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