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That’s reductive — the cookie doesn’t crumble quite so.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Parents should ask themselves, “Would you really be paying this much if it wasn’t your baby? If the answer is no, then the strategy is going to crumble the second there is any IRS scrutiny.”
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
The evidence suggests that extreme heating from the Sun is cracking the asteroid's surface, releasing trapped gases and causing the body to slowly crumble apart.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
Take Back Power shared footage on social media of the incident, which showed one protester slamming a large foil tray of crumble at the glass.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
When Mother and Father are gone and Lily is out in the greenhouse, I listen, waiting for the silence of the house to crumble.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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