crest
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It has the smallest neck and back crest scales yet documented in the genus, as well as a generally small body size.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Duffy points out a chair with a sun symbol painted on its crest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
After riding the crest of the first wave of the AI boom, Microsoft has lost momentum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Lemonides said the sell-side analysts had “no idea” when Micron’s revenue would crest during the current cycle.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
It’s hard to see against the wine-colored fabric of the jersey, but there’s a light purple splotch about the size of my fist just below the team crest.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
Regions corresponding to the crests contain more electrons, while the troughs contain fewer.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
A tsunami is a series of waves, with times between crests ranging from five minutes to an hour, that can persist for many hours, according to the agency.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
They unearthed a skull, fragments of the hind legs and several crests.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
Ranchers like Kemp who support the laws say it is a birthright to brand cattle with their family crests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
“My mom invented it, but Poseidon created horses out of the crests of waves. So they had to work together to make it complete.”
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
It is now spreading across Australia, most recently killing more than 1,000 crested terns and a long-nosed fur seal, the first detection in a mainland mammal.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Software makes up about 13% of that index and an even larger share of loans in private-credit portfolios, the result of a wave of private-equity buyouts that crested a few years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Eventually the rate of inflation crested at a record 13.5% in 1980, capping off nearly a decade of runaway prices.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 24, 2026
He also used symbols like the "pava", the traditional farmer's hat, and the endangered Puerto Rican crested toad.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
The roar outside grew and crested like a wave until, within a few minutes, it finally dissolved against the shore and left behind a blissful quiet that washed over Joseph and his uncle.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
A subtle wave of shame rises — small but persistent — cresting as you imagine your child saying, or your partner thinking, “We’re having this again?”
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
New data-center designs are cresting one gigawatt in power consumption, the entire capacity of a nuclear reactor.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
In further clips, that small cloud gets darker and flames can later be seen cresting over the hilltop.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025
That claim is largely true, and it has been for years, even as millions more retirees are on the road because of the cresting boomer wave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2024
He felt as if he were on a surfboard, catching a giant wave, rising, cresting, and sliding back down again.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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Waves and Wave Properties - Introductory
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