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cracks

  • plural
    of crack.
    crack
    verb (used without object)
    to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured.
  • present tense form
    of crack (3rd person singular).
    crack
    verb (used without object)
    to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured.

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The report found the system ran the risk of "allowing cases to fall between the cracks".

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The subsidy system first began to show cracks during the so-called Special Period in the early 1990s.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

But thank you very much, Nebraska, for Fred Astaire, Johnny Carson and Henry Fonda, who, by the way, was born in Grand Island, where Trump made his cracks Monday about California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Here, Fennell asserts that rape culture is our culture, that patriarchy and misogyny seep through the cracks of every single surface.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

A few pixies emerged from cracks in the fireplace and flew over to the wheel.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff