as in to crack
to yield to mental or emotional stress
with her claustrophobia, it wouldn't take a day for her to wig out on a submarine
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Clad in all black, James and the band cracked wise onstage with a brash, swashbuckling attitude, led constant clap-alongs, and took multiple sojourns into the crowd — and that was just during the first song.—
Daniel Kohn,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026 -
Its brunch menu features a variety of fun bites, sides and mains, such as Avocado Toast Flights; Wake and Gravy Poutine; and the Trenton Porkroll Benny made with two poached eggs, cracked pepper and melted cheddar over potato pancakes.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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The former Exide Technologies plant in Vernon melted down pallets of lead-acid car batteries in blast furnaces for nearly a century, blanketing up to 10,000 nearby properties with toxic dust, according to state officials.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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Experts feared it would be melted down for its gold.—
Ryan Brennan
April 10,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Apr. 2026
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The younger girl was able to escape and get help as Gaff began choking her sister with the electrical cord.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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The pledges had to fight him, almost choke him out.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The heat begins to break down Friday night, which could also bring a storm.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Lactose intolerance is caused by a lack of the enzyme lactase, leading to digestive symptoms when the body cannot break down milk sugar.—
Allison Forsyth,
Health,
15 Apr. 2026
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This report can essentially be broken up into buckets.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
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Marcelin broke up a pass to Jordan Lyle and stuffed a run by Chris Wheatley-Humphrey in the red zone.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Wig (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wig%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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