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crucibles

noun

plural of crucible

as in ordeals

a test of faith, patience, or strength soldiers who had withstood the crucible of war

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Recent Examples of crucibles Most leaders hide their crucibles. — Ed Brzychcy, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026 Crises’ crucibles often forge potent alliances. — Jamie Holmes, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026 At the time, there was a chance of that being Neuer’s final appearance in one of sport’s great crucibles, and players of his calibre deserve better endings. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026 Each member derives her own realizations from this experience, with its dual crucibles of grindingly hard work and pop adulation. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 25 June 2026 At its best, Extra Geography is a wistful look at the crucibles of young adulthood, at two people forming and re-forming into shapes that may no longer be compatible with one another. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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People who have been at this work longer, or have survived similar ordeals, can help a mentee see around corners.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
Meanwhile, Phillips said, victims are left to live with the impacts of the perpetrators’ actions — with the survivors in this case forced to continue to relive their ordeals as the case continues on to the Court of Appeal.

— Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 3 June 2026

Definition of ordeals

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Every detail feels intentional, from the intricate French lace to the removable lace gauntlets and dramatic overskirt.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Post-punk bands face few gauntlets as arduous as the slow song, and Landowner challenge themselves to traverse three of them.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026

Definition of gauntlets

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Faster maritime deployment The trials paired Kraken Technology Group’s K3 SCOUT with Capewell’s Universal Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System (UMCADS), a reusable platform designed to deliver small vessels directly from aircraft.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
However, cautionary words from the medical establishment seem to have done little to quench the public's appetite for these therapies, which have not undergone the large-scale trials needed to gain approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

— Will Stone, NPR, 8 July 2026

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