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crutch

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Definition of crutch

as in prop

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Recent Examples of crutch In the three interviews Kersanava conducted with AI avatar applicants, the candidates had applied for English-speaking roles as non-native speakers, leaning on AI as a crutch for a lack of language proficiency. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Pointing with his crutch, Boisvert showed the Canadian border post he's now supposed to check in with before walking across the street. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026 The workers who are going to come out ahead are the ones who learn to use AI as a partner, not a crutch. — Dan Schawbel, CNBC, 6 July 2026 Like, if the end is to predict nature, to be able to find formulas and theorems that are true, understanding may be a crutch. — Quanta Magazine, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for crutch

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Using advanced autonomous systems designed for man/machine teaming, the Wildfire is likely to be turbo-prop powered, with a ferry range of 8,000 nautical miles (9,206 miles, 14,816 km).

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
Earlier this year, the NCAA launched an anti-harassment campaign, and the Big Ten athletes commission asked the NCAA to advocate limiting prop bets because of athlete harassment.

— Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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Did Penelope, Helen of Troy, Athena, Calypso, and the rest of the Greek gals and goddesses deserve to be more epic than the attractive but flattened handmaidens even IMAX couldn’t enhance?

— Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026
Her handmaiden points out that a sword contradicts her message of peace and suggests instead a chain.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

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