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- noun Plural form of
crucible .
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Examples
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"What we we're not trying to do is erase the mining heritage up here," Ellsperman said, pausing at the site of a former assay operation, where little clay cups called crucibles still litter the ground.
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Fastidious readers will weary of Cook's autopilot prose, with its "crucibles," "quests" and "struggles"; some feminists may be less tolerant than Cook of ER's opposition to the ERA.
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Recessions can be "crucibles" for at-home start-ups.
CNN.com 2009
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The crucibles power is the only true step that can unify the heavens and earth.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » CarsonArtist’s Review Forum 2009
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The crucibles workings may be somewhat elusive to the minds of men but Nico was no man.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » CarsonArtist’s Review Forum 2009
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YAMAMOTO, Japan—When last month's earthquake jolted Iwaki Diecast Co.'s main plant here, molten aluminum poured from crucibles, setting fire to the factory floor.
Japan Foundry Rebuilds; Orders Scarce Gordon Fairclough 2011
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In the third session, which may be the most important of all, people share the greatest crucibles in their lives, what they learned from them, and how those earlier life experiences may be impacting their lives today.
Peter Sims: You're Only As Good As Who You Surround Yourself With Peter Sims 2011
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Or put in the obverse: Does anyone seriously think those media will, instead, attribute such increases in private-sector employment to common-sense, lower-tax, lower-spending GOP policies proven in the crucibles of state government?
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In the third session, which may be the most important of all, people share the greatest crucibles in their lives, what they learned from them, and how those earlier life experiences may be impacting their lives today.
Peter Sims: You're Only As Good As Who You Surround Yourself With Peter Sims 2011
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In the third session, which may be the most important of all, people share the greatest crucibles in their lives, what they learned from them, and how those earlier life experiences may be impacting their lives today.
Peter Sims: You're Only As Good As Who You Surround Yourself With Peter Sims 2011
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