crucible

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I was socialized in the crucible of millennial progressivism.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

This weekend’s Grammys and next weekend’s Super Bowl — with a halftime performance from Puerto Rican megastar Bad Bunny — arrive at a crucible moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

The exchange endured even after his death in 1883, when Morisot’s private collection of Manet’s art became a crucible for her own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

Some believe the territory's complex citizenship laws have inadvertently created a crucible of disenfranchised Haitian youngsters.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025

Germany had dominated science in the early twentieth century: it had been the crucible of atomic physics, quantum mechanics, nuclear chemistry, physiology, and biochemistry.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee