crack
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A beef-tallow-induced identity crisis: Earlier this year, Luke Winkie set out to crack the biggest culinary mystery in America: Why has this old-fashioned cooking ingredient become so polarizing?
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
The crack spread has been blown out by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and the biggest beneficiaries include U.S. refiners like Valero Energy, Marathon Petroleum and Philips 66.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Time to dust off the crystal ball once more and have a crack at predicting where the 20 Premier League teams will finish this season.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Proposition 40’s failure to crack 50% support among voters at this point in the electoral cycle is a potential red flag, said IGS poll director Mark DiCamillo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Did you always crack nuts that way?” someone asked, and Eugene said no, that it was Gladys Herdman’s idea.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
Even pottery that enters the ground whole often cracks over the centuries as soil pressure, farming, construction, and other disturbances shift the earth around it.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
In late 2019, the cracks were visible, with Harry admitting in a television interview that he and his brother were on "different paths".
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
But cracks have shown at the few on-site power projects that have started up, highlighting potential costs to both tech companies and their power providers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Giant's Causeway is located in Country Antrim, and was formed by intense volcanic activity which forced molten rock up through cracks in the earth.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
There were massive cracks and bulges on the north side of the mountain.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
In Boca Chica, a group of residents has sued SpaceX, claiming the company’s rocket launches have cracked their homes’ foundations and caused structural issues.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
By the time 2026 rolled around, he had cracked the industry lists of baseball’s best 100 prospects for the first time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
In that footage, shattered glass, empty shelves, cracked computer screens and scattered debris can be seen in the wake of the burglary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
"Patients also fled the hospital, the jolt was big. I saw some walls were cracked," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
They were chapped, so dry they were cracked and bleeding.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
The government said recent changes to planning guidelines showed it was "cracking down on illegal traveller sites" and it was "completely misleading to suggest otherwise".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Telltale signs of water damage include discolored wall panels, black mold, cracking plaster or peeling paint, just to name a few.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
China has been cracking down on a practice known as "Singapore-washing," which is when companies leave the country to take advantage of looser regulations, global customers or funding opportunities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Police say they are working on cracking the case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Silence, except for the cracking, snapping fire above us.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
