crack
Example Sentences
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A cat meme helped him crack the case.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Optimized quantum algorithms could crack Bitcoin’s encryption using under 500,000 qubits, a 20-times reduction from prior estimates.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
Google’s researchers said a quantum computer may be on the horizon that’s powerful enough to crack a bitcoin wallet’s secret key in as few as nine minutes, potentially giving attackers access to investors’ funds.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Jordan says when she was 4 she got up at the crack of dawn every day and put in a VHS tape of a ballet class that her mother, Mary Lim, had bought.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
I jump up and open the door a crack.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
