crucible
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“The larger world, if it doesn’t directly impact the day-to-day,” she told me, “becomes chaff that you kind of block out because you’re so focused on trying to survive this crucible that you’re in.”
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
I was socialized in the crucible of millennial progressivism.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2026
There’s no crucible more scrutinized in the sport than the Olympic Games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026
The plane seat is my crucible — and the most difficult part of every trip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
Ernest would find it very difficult to deal with an Oppenheimer who had acquired a supreme self-confidence in the crucible of war.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Wars, as ever, are crucibles for rapid development—and adoption—of new tech.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Excavations and geophysical surveys in this area revealed crucibles, slag, and tin bronze artifacts.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2025
"Wales was one of the great crucibles of the Industrial Revolution, which was sweeping Europe and later the world," added Ms Protheroe-Jones.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024
After mixing the precursors, another robot parcels out the mix into a set of crucibles, which are loaded into furnaces where they can be mixed with gases such as nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 20, 2023
Johnny’s eyes flew about the shop, taking in the fine anvils, the hood upon the annealing furnace, the neat nests of crucibles.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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