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crumbly

[kruhm-blee] / ˈkrʌm bli /


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During the first 500,000 years, the amount of crumbly material dropped before rising again over the following million years.

From Science Daily May 26, 2026

Use it in scones, and you get that tender, slightly crumbly texture without much effort.

From Salon Apr. 28, 2026

An oil driller tapped into the wet, crumbly ore at Florence in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 2, 2025

Towering at 300 feet tall, the crumbly ocher cliffs of Palos Verdes Estates boast breathtaking views of Los Angeles’ coastline.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 31, 2025

Past my house, sad and red and crumbly in places, past Mr. Benny’s grocery on the corner, and down the avenue which is dangerous.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros

It will be crumblier when you make it without gluten, but the heartiness makes up for that.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2023

The resulting cake is crumblier — because duh, it doesn't have the fat! — but it's good.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2022

This fall, we set out to publish the most delicious apple-cranberry crisp recipe of all time — one that was bursting with juicy fruit, lightly spiced, with the butteriest, crumbliest topping.

From Salon Nov. 12, 2022




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