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Recent Examples of encrustedThe fan guards in the walk-in cooler was encrusted with residue.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
july 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 July 2026 There were also issues with wastewater disposal, damaged floors, and pots and pans encrusted with food debris and grease deposits.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
17 July 2026 Worth $324,000, it’s encrusted with over 100 stones, according to People.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
16 July 2026 The 1500 feet-long sculpture, made of 6000 tons of black basalt rock and earth, juts out of the basin and is encrusted with white salt, having been altered over the years by the salty pink water that used to flow there.—
Lara Johnson-Wheeler,
Vogue,
3 July 2026 The Seahawks ring, large as a child’s fist, is encrusted with 20 carats of white diamonds and blue sapphires.—Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026 Lastly, the new Air Jordan 4 Retro OG style is set to come with a silver Jumpman hangtag that’s encrusted with diamond-like gems.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
10 June 2026 The woman said her jewelry, which included multiple David Yurman pieces with precious stones and some that were diamond-encrusted, was stolen from her luggage during a layover on April 11, a police affidavit said.—
Jeff A. Chamer
may 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 May 2026 Go with buttery scallops or fresh grouper encrusted in coconut for your entrée or opt for some sushi, like the sunset roll—tuna, avocado, octopus, shrimp tempura, and a spicy soy sauce.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
Sliced turkey comes in a handful of styles, including smoked, honey-roasted, pepper-crusted and herb-roasted, as well as low-sodium, organic and 95% fat-free.
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Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
5 Aug. 2026
Black-fly bites from the week before had crusted near our hairlines and circled our wrists.
The wings in the ad appeared to be heavily coated in a thick, dark sauce, and some of the pieces didn’t clearly resemble drums or flats.
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Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Aug. 2026
Today, various combinations are packed into cardboard spheres or cylinders—shells—along with fuses coated in a flammable slurry, then sealed inside kraft paper and shot from fibreglass mortars.
This is a large, Art Deco covered market, built in the 1920s for an architectural competition.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Aug. 2026
Inside the Lasch Football Building, for example, there’s barely a wall not covered in some sort of a mural featuring a uniformed player, Nike swoosh proudly displayed.