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The banter between the two gives McDonagh’s script its usual comic crackle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Stone said during the Carrington Event, "even telegraph wires were heard to hum and crackle, and they were able to run the telegraph poles without any electricity because the input was so high".

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

When he sat up, he heard the skin on his stomach crackle.

From Slate ● May 13, 2026

But behind the crackle of commands issued from towers and facilities, many controllers are silently struggling, according to interviews with more than two dozen current and former controllers, medical experts, industry officials and lawmakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

She could not smell the smoke, but she heard the glass shatter and the pop and crackle of the wood.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

The soy sauce deepens it; the bacon crackles; the avocado cools everything down.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

The chemistry between Breckenridge and Eggold truly crackles onscreen, and the clever script gives the actors much to work with.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025

Everyone laughs and a few people nod knowingly as pops and crackles erupt from all over the room.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025

"I've since been back to the GP as my breathing is still painful and he has found crackles in my lungs," Mrs Hollingworth said.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025

Pops and crackles snarled from the wrecked theater.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

As a man with a booming voice who gave his name only as Sheriff slammed down a piece to the groans of other players, artillery crackled in the distance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Another bushfire near the small town of Walwa crackled with lightning as it radiated enough heat to form a localised thunderstorm.

From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026

Against her blue hair and bold, pink doll-head suit, the orange backdrop crackled with energy — it was perfect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

A moment everyone remembers is the time a very young Christina Aguilera played a Lilith sidestage, and the crew radios crackled with excitement and encouragement to not miss it.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025

The baby monitor on the table beside them crackled, and she adjusted the volume slightly higher.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Simon soon picks up a handheld CRT device to help with sneaking - a clever updated version of another staple of the Silent Hill series: the crackling radio.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Gone are the vivid blues and warm oranges and greens, crackling against film grain, that did so much heavy lifting for the first film’s leaden plot.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Resident Sutrismi, 47, said she was at home on Saturday when she heard a "crackling sound", looked out of the window and saw smoke rising from the peatland across the road.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

One firefighter picking up hoses on Jan. 2 found crackling red-hot coals in the dirt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

There’s a fireplace with a small fire crackling, and a few lamps—powered by our solar panels—throwing off a warm glow.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy