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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Trees and vines overhung the road, and the pavement was cracked and breaking up along the shoulders, but none of it made for a difficult climb, only a bit sticky in the stagnant heat.Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Traditional methods crack the case Normally, the scientists who monitor the PulseNet system will be the first to connect cases that become an outbreak investigation.Brenda Goodman, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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It’s been 45 years since a nuclear reactor Three Mile Island near Middletown, Pennsylvania, melted down in what was the most serious accident in U.S. commercial nuclear plant operating history.Amy Feldman, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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On March 28, 1979, the Unit 2 reactor core at the Three Mile Island plant partially melted down when equipment malfunctions, compounded by human operator errors, caused a water pump failure that resulted in a loss of coolant to the reactor, according to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024
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He is allegedly fatally choked 30-year-old Jordan Neely on a New York City subway in 2023.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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By Harry Booth October 30, 2024 7:13 AM EDT To run an AI model, computers must constantly shift vast amounts of data between separate memory and logic chips, a process that chokes performance.Harry Booth, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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The Vox team has covered the latest polls, broken down what’s at stake, and shared what our team is looking for this week.Vox Staff, Vox, 5 Nov. 2024
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The cabinets bring instant visual interest and are a clever way to break up a wall of solid cabinetry without losing storage space when used as an accent.Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
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Initial plans to break up the encampment near the dome came to light Monday.Owen Tripp, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Wig (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wig%20%28out%29. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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