cracked

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Buildings have collapsed and roads are either cracked or buried in landslides.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

It’s a presentation, a release valve, an acknowledgement that heterosexuality — for everyone — is not always what it’s cracked up to be.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

A University of Minnesota scientist, Jian-Ping Wang, cracked it a decade ago by using techniques adapted from semiconductor manufacturing to make an ultrathin film.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“We remember he cracked it by thinking deeply about Henry’s childhood — and how lonely it must have been. After his first day as Mr. Whatsit, he nervously asked us, ‘Is it working?’

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Some of the windows were cracked, and in others the roses had broken clean through the glass, pouring into the palace.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell