first crack
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Saudi authorities had the first crack at interviewing the passengers and crew.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
What looked like one firm’s problem turned out to be the first crack in what became a worldwide financial crisis.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
The first crack in my thinking came when I read Kathryn Joyce’s book The Child Catchers: Rescue, Trafficking, and the New Gospel of Adoption.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2025
But after seeing all this hullabaloo, I thought I'd take my first crack at the season of self-inflicted suffering — in the name of journalism, not Jesus.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
So for a few seconds after the first crack I felt virtually nothing.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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