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“It will be warm Monday, then really crank up Tuesday. ... In the valleys, we’re looking at anything between 100 and 110.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

As refineries crank out more fuel to meet demand, energy companies are raking in billions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Exercise makes your cells crank out more energy, helps your heart pump more blood, and your lungs bring in more air.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

So crank up the Victrola, press play on Spotify and nestle into your headphones.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

But as Grandpa bent to crank up the engine, she reached forward again and, with a chessy-cat grin at me, turned the switch back off!

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Cracked turbines and broken engine cranks both are major failures that require replacement, according to Nina Sadighi, founder of Eradeh Power Consulting, an electrical engineer who formerly worked at Amazon and Tesla.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Casting Luddites as anti-technology has mired a historical labor uprising as a destructive tantrum thrown by fearful, hidebound cranks.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

You have soccer cranks who didn’t care about the sport 24 hours ago ready to march in the streets wearing shin guards and a full red-striped Waldo kit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

The partition that once sealed out the cranks and mediocrities has been permanently sundered.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026

I roll over and try to go back to sleep, listening to the hissing gas as she cranks up the camping stove to make tea.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

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

Carriers have cranked up fares eight times since the start of the war, according to Deutsche Bank analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

As Archer cranked up the pace, Phillips spent plenty of time on the floor, ducking and diving.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

Once Hana gets involved in her illicit money-making scheme, the narrative changes gear, tension levels are cranked up and what started out as a straightforward study of friendship turns into a fast-paced story of survival.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

The hall reeks, as always, of cat pee and moldy carpets, and through the thin walls, I can hear neighbors shouting at each other, a TV’s volume cranked high, a wailing baby.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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

The factory that built it now belongs to Tesla, cranking out electric vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

Read more: The U.S. economy isn’t cranking out many jobs.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026

For Mohammad, in t-shirt and jeans, even cranking open the striped awning of his family's shoe shop is an act of hope.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

Toby had never listened to Elvis before, but he had that mess cranking not five minutes after he’d bought the tape at the truck stop off of 1-40.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss