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Recent Examples of crustedMinimize direct exposure while your skin is red, peeling, swollen, crusted, or otherwise healing.—
Malana Vantyler,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2026 Irving’s lighthouse, built for the 1893 World’s Fair, was salt crusted, wind battered, and timeworn, at once a shithole and a feat of civil engineering.—Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2026 Sliced turkey comes in a handful of styles, including smoked, honey-roasted, pepper-crusted and herb-roasted, as well as low-sodium, organic and 95% fat-free.—
Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
5 Aug. 2026 Black-fly bites from the week before had crusted near our hairlines and circled our wrists.—
John Todd,
Outdoor Life,
9 July 2026 What's Included Among the entrees are two varieties of salmon (coconut macadamia nut-crusted or grilled), chicken (either grilled or lightly breaded), London broil, marinara beef meatballs and turkey meat loaf.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Mar. 2026 The shrinking lake left behind a wasteland crusted in toxic salt.—
Michael Snyder,
Saveur,
11 Mar. 2026 Kingfish is crusted in chile and garlic, set atop a fennel-coconut puree.—
Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026 For dinner, Federico and his staff were offering herb crusted rack of lamb, a pork chop with butter, sage and mortadella, or pan-seared halibut.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
1 Jan. 2026
The sensual wedge, encrusted in colored crystals, made a notable appearance.
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Katie Abel,
Footwear News,
28 Sep. 2026
The mom-of-two—who shares daughter Jane, 12, and son Billy, 9, with Kimmel—showed off her physique in a sleeveless gold bodycon column dress from L’AGENCE, which was completely encrusted with gold and clear crystals.
Wigs can cost thousands of dollars and are often not covered by insurance.
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CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Oct. 2026
As for the stumps left behind, Federal Emergency Management Agency rules said that if a tree is more than 24 inches in diameter or is leaning more than 51%, it’s covered under FEMA reimbursement, Public Works Director Brad Baxter said.