crux

Example Sentences

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The crux of his argument is better-than-anticipated industry pricing in the first quarter, which “has seemingly moved well ahead of expectations set previously by Micron.”

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The crux of the issue is that she paid for work on a trust-owned asset before she legally owned it, which is not the same thing as a buyer upgrading their own home.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 19, 2026

And this is the crux of the matter.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

At the crux of its decision is a belief that the Ellisons wouldn’t be good for their money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

He left an unfinished reply to Wotton when he died in 1699—missing was the discussion of science which needed to be the crux of his argument.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton