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The first round was marred by logistical problems and a vote count that took weeks to complete, deepening distrust in Peru's creaking institutions.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

One is recognizably contemporary; one takes place amid the experimental haze of the 1970s; one witnesses the 20th century just creaking to life.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“At any given point, the pike was a symphony of spinning wheels, creaking cabs, clopping hooves, and droning livestock,” Mr. Crytzer writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Whether it's been age profile, a creaking scrum, a sputtering attack, the unsettled fly-half situation or a British and Irish Lions hangover, most of the discussion has been largely negative.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

But at last with a great creaking and sighing he heaved up his enormous body, signed to the slaves to precede him with the lights and went out.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis