crunching

Example Sentences

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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

“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

XTX Markets, an algorithmic trading firm, is building a $1 billion-plus complex of five AI data centers in Finland to expand its data crunching and model training capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

"It needs to stop number crunching and get itself down the pub."

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

She ran forward and threw her big arms around him, crunching his shoulder, but he was so happy to see her he didn’t care.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith