crank
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EV startup Slate Auto is generating buzz with an electric truck so basic it has crank windows and no radio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
I’ve liked her in everything but her anachronistic appeal is especially good in movies like “Gail Daughtry” that crank reality up a notch so everything moves fast and silly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The jobs report sharply exceeded forecasts, stoking fears that the Federal Reserve will crank interest rates higher by its December policy meeting.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
So crank up the Victrola, press play on Spotify and nestle into your headphones.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
That had happened many times before, however, and I knew how to start it with the crank.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
Usually, though, he cranks up country music to “just disconnect for a little bit.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
It’s difficult to imagine a worse addition to this oil-and-water mix of high-minded nonconformist cranks and hard-toiling middle-class settlers than a capitalist sybarite.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2025
Zeldin was less willing to laugh off the concerns of cranks.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2025
In the past, Reichsbürger were often dismissed as eccentric cranks because of their outlandish ideas.
From BBC ● May 13, 2025
Sure, there are a few cranks who think the idea is stupid, or that we ripped it off from the paper clip school in Tennessee.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
But instead of forking over $30 for the piece of plastic, he spent a few cents on filament and cranked out a custom solution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The exit of Maeda, last season's title hero, following confirmation that Kelechi Iheanacho and Marcelo Saracchi would not be returning to Parkhead, cranked up the fury among the fanbase.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
As Archer cranked up the pace, Phillips spent plenty of time on the floor, ducking and diving.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
“I just cranked up the leverage and prayed to Jeff,” Gallo says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
The bus door cranked open and Vola leaned in.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
Remote towns and villages aren’t connected to the road system, so they pay hefty premiums to procure gasoline, heating oil and diesel for cranking out electricity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Beijing introduced new rules this month cracking down on overseas investments, citing national security concerns and cranking up curbs on buying US shares that were imposed on Chinese investors in May.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
This gives the heart a bigger job of pumping it around the body and it copes by dialling up the blood pressure - a bit like cranking the tap on a garden hose pipe.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Read more: The U.S. economy isn’t cranking out many jobs.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026
They had been cranking on the night of the party, the one that Amber Hass had begged her to attend.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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