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crucible

[kroo-suh-buhl] / ˈkru sə bəl /


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Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman, a co-founder of the generative-AI crucible DeepMind, is in charge of developing new models for the software titan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

I was socialized in the crucible of millennial progressivism.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

The plane seat is my crucible — and the most difficult part of every trip.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

"Bali is a crucible in a lot of ways of overtourism," she says.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

Prison was a kind of crucible that tested a man’s character.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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