crux
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The “almost” will be the crux of the storyline—without a towering, wooden, propane-fired “man” to burn one year, the festival can’t rise phoenix-like the next.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
Navigation of the strategic strait is at the crux of the latest hostilities.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 28, 2026
Given their limited attention span, the last thing a child needs is a film chock-full of loose ends to distract from the crux of the story.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
The crux of Brockman's testimony so far has been that Musk was aware of plans to shift OpenAI to be more of a traditional for-profit business.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
Thus, conceivably the crux of the matter was a rule governing hydrogen bonding between bases.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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