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[krees] / kris /




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Minimizing the crease is a priority for Apple, says Naranjo.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

In an electric atmosphere, with supporters on their feet, Stokes was roared to the crease.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

During the procedure, an interventional radiology team makes a small incision near the crease of the leg.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

Root later explained that being alone at the crease was the only time he felt like he was getting any peace.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

I thought of my father’s maps and pictured Kiel, tucked within a crease of northern Germany.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

September carrots can look almost too virtuous at the farmers market: sturdy bunches, feathery green tops, dirt in the creases.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Because while the long hair, the mustache and the Mercedes are all gone, a broad smile still creases the old goalie’s face.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2026

The small patches of eczema in the creases of her elbows and behind her knees began to spread.

From BBC Mar. 28, 2026

Netscher has meticulously rendered the garment’s luscious materiality—its fall, folds, creases and bunchings—yet transcended mere description to give us a shimmering vision of white and gray highlighted by splashes of red.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 24, 2026

Behind the cloak that Einar had described she could see that he wore a tightly fitted dark suit with sharp creases in the trousers.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

Wizened and creased, with a hoop the size of a quarter dangling in his left ear, he relies on gestures—shrugs, grimaces, guffaws—to flesh out responses that lean terse.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Seated beside Milushev, Nikolay Ivanov creased his forehead as he denied any links with Russia.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2025

Khalil’s tired eyes creased at the corners, and a smile spread slowly across his face.

From Slate May 2, 2025

Mr. Thompson took out his reading glasses to deliver the announcement onstage, reading from a script scrawled across a creased notecard.

From New York Times May 15, 2024

Georgie thought for a while, his forehead creased with concentration.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

He prefers reading newspapers over screens, still creasing the pages into a subway fold like he was taught as a child.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

"We've calmed down," Amfo confirmed, creasing with laughter.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2024

At this point, both the kids are born, Jimmy and Rosie, and they're at the door, just creasing themselves with laughter.

From Salon Feb. 19, 2024

He began to punch in a response when the dispatcher hurried into the room with a look of deep anxiety creasing her face.

From Slate Nov. 26, 2022

Mom looks up from the stove, brow creasing.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish




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