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crumb

[kruhm] / krʌm /


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The natural leavening gives them a lighter, crispier crust and an airy, mildly tangy crumb.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Their hopes of chasing Irish demons from their door had gone, but with a five-metre lineout to come there was a chance of a crumb.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Changes in crumb structure also led to denser bread with reduced softness.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

Eight games is a painfully short spell in charge but there isn't a crumb of evidence to support him staying.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

Madame Ruelle, somehow, has baked a crumb cake.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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