cracked

Example Sentences

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Then the state’s most powerful regulator cracked down.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Geothermal projects have been around for decades, but Fervo says it has cracked the code to unlocking much more energy from the technology.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

On both sides of the street, the sidewalk rises and falls, uprooted and cracked by shallow roots because over many decades, the trees were not properly maintained.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

At the time, the irreverent news website had seemingly cracked the code for social-media virality.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

They were chapped, so dry they were cracked and bleeding.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff