crunching

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Navigating around the crater, Al-Ahmad trudged into the blown-out remains of the hall, his feet crunching on an underbrush of glass, wood splinters and insulation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Only after crunching the numbers, interviewing experts, and analyzing all of the angles do she and her partners invest.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

“Take the emotion out of it, and start actually crunching the numbers. … What happens after you get in? That’s where it starts, but that’s not where it ends.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Which is more interesting: the grand sweep of Russian history or the crunching sound of acorns underfoot?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Ray pulls into a space under the flashing martini sign, the tires crunching over gravel.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko