as in cracks
to yield to mental or emotional stress
rather than melt down, the team strengthened their resolve and ended up winning the game
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For example, Harvard barely cracks the top 30.—
Bruno V. Manno,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025 -
Video of Bo Nix‘s rookie season plays on an endless loop — until, at last, someone cracks the code.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
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Their process uses an inexpensive catalyst that selectively breaks down the most common single-use kind of plastics into liquid oils and waxes that can be upcycled into lubricants and fuels.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
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If a vehicle breaks down on the road, going out and servicing that is a big problem.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Hybrid-resilient architecture—local backups that can kick in like muscle memory when the cloud chokes.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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On the ground, there’s a war of grappling, chokes, and limb breaks, and Oliveira is one of the best to ever fight it.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
14 Jan. 2025
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Needless to say, Bobby breaks up with her later.—
Jake Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Aug. 2025
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