crack
Example Sentences
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Officials also pledged to investigate illegal foreign-exchange transactions by exporters and importers through lead-and-lag practices—such as accelerating import payments or excessively delaying export receipts—activities the government has vowed to crack down on.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Burke was also the first guy in that Dodgers clubhouse to crack a joke when the team needed it, his former teammate Rick Monday said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
He has repeatedly called for dialogue with protesters but on Wednesday announced a bill to declare a state of emergency, which would authorize military deployment to crack down and clear the blockades.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
"What that means in real terms is that everybody in life has to be given a fair crack of the whip," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
He took his sunglasses off with the tip of one wing and showed Zeke a crack running through one of the lenses.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
