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crest

[krest] / krɛst /


NOUN
emblem, symbol
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“I think you will either be on the crest of the wave or drowning on AI,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

In the image he has dark skin, receding curly hair, a thick handlebar mustache, deep-set eyes and a dark suit emblazoned with a crest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

"Have they infringed the trademark in their crest? Or design rights in their shirt? For that kind of image, that's what a club or an individual would likely be looking at."

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Far out in the desert, the researchers gaped at the six-foot-long femur, the jaw, teeth, and base of the crest.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

We crest a hill, pockmarked with flashing puddles, and Gwenforte runs out ahead of us, to the top.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz




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