crack
verb (used without object)
to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured.
have cracked
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present perfectof crack.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Announcements over recent months that artificial intelligence models have cracked previously unsolvable problems are shaking to the core top-level mathematicians, who are now asking themselves: where do we come in?
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
The issue for OpenAI, Anthropic and other tech giants is that no one seems to have cracked the so-called alignment problem - in other words, whether AI aligns with human values.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
In a year of unthinkable math progress, as increasingly powerful AI systems have cracked conjectures that had long stumped humans, OpenAI published a breakthrough on Tuesday that represents the most significant advance yet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
In Boca Chica, a group of residents has sued SpaceX, claiming the company’s rocket launches have cracked their homes’ foundations and caused structural issues.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Then we’re both laughing and picking up gourds, making sure none of them have cracked.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
