cracked

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—John Ganz is the author of “When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

In 1999, an Eastside mural, “The Wall That Cracked Open,” was almost completely covered over in flat gray, evidently by a county anti-graffiti program.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024

"Cracked soils repel water rather than letting it soak in as wet soil would," he explained.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2023

Cracked walls and piles of masonry point to the power of the earthquake.

From Reuters • Feb. 21, 2023

He stayed below to announce the status of dropped eggs: Cracked or Not Cracked.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller