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pulley

[pool-ee] / ˈpʊl i /
NOUN
machine
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Prior to the police operation, most of the miners were only able to get underground through a makeshift pulley system operated by people at the surface.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

I saw my patient had opened the door by using a pulley in his mouth.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

“A lot of people like to store their lily pads from boating on a hoist,” pulley system, she says.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024

A pulley, a bucket, a smartphone and an e-SIM: this is how a “network tree” is built in Gaza.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2024

The water around me whirls and churns like cranks in a pulley system.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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