cracking
Example Sentences
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“I’m cracking up,” says Small over Zoom from her Cooperstown, N.Y., home, “because I had no idea whatsoever that that movie was coming out until my dear sister informed me via you.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Still, the city was cracking down on campers.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
The field of quantum computing makes possible cracking encryption, creating innovative technologies, and discovering new drugs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
"We have a saying in the breakfast business that you can't make an omelet without cracking a few eggs, you know?" he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
Owen and George pulled the snowmobile away from the cracking ice and made a difficult Y turn in the snow.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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