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"A lot of it was I wanted to work with my friend Pearce and when I realised he was the main character, it sort of started to crystallise in my head."

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Its liquid form has to cool fast enough not to crystallise when it becomes solid, and it must be at a much higher temperature than its surroundings.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

“Time to ascend now, you’ll be fine,” he shouts, leaving me no time for the fear to crystallise.

From National Geographic • Apr. 16, 2023

As the astonishing scale of the deal began to crystallise, Reuters reported in December the parties were nearing a record 500-plane agreement.

From Reuters • Feb. 14, 2023

Certain Times do crystallise themselves in a magnificent manner, others in a rather shabby one.

From Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII. by Carlyle, Thomas