crux
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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
“Crucially, we also believe we are at the crux of a gross margin inflection point, driven by improving utilizations and GlobalFoundries aggressively expanding into accretive end-markets,” Muse wrote.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
But the sprawl was really the crux of it.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
But Iran’s nuclear program, in particular its enrichment of uranium, is at the crux of the negotiations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
He would often say it when he felt Kathy was focusing on irrelevant details while ignoring the crux of a problem.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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