crucible

That crucible reforged Griffin into a political phoenix.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

A little over a half-decade later, the onetime crucible of downtown cool sold for more than $2 billion to the parent company of Vans and North Face; the brand equity that “Cherry” contributed was incalculable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

The ruins of the Soviet command economy were also a crucible for innovation, said Kadri Ukrainski, who lectures on the subject at Estonia's Tartu University.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

“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

The environment explains how Reggie could have felt himself in a fishbowl or crucible; how he’d put his family in a bad light.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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

Then about 6 years old, Shapiro would salvage gold that had been deposited in or on the company’s crucibles.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2023

Women were taking their beautiful pewter from dresser shelves, stoically watching it melt in crucibles.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes