crux
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Navigation of the strategic strait is at the crux of the latest hostilities.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 28, 2026
Mr. Moskowitz frames the crux of the race as “whether a lightweight, affordable car could compete with more substantial rivals.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 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
The crux of the outrage surrounding Fennell’s film stemmed largely from the fact that she refused to rename her relatively loose, aesthetic-minded adaptation with a title that didn’t directly reference Emily Brontë’s novel.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
And now all that feels so unfinished- I never got to the crux of it.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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