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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

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

Kneeling to crank my tripod, I looked up, fell hard, and never recovered.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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

What a setback for anyone who saw a childhood ruined by Bucky Dent, or yanks the plug when the jukebox cranks up Billy Joel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

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

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026

Your town has meetings you can attend in person, where local cranks will help explain the agenda to you.

From Salon ● Dec. 3, 2025

Phil cranks the music, a best of the ’80s movie soundtrack playlist personalized for me that begins with Flesh for Lulu, turns to Simple Minds, and brings it home with The Psychedelic Furs.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

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

DILLINGHAM, Alaska—John Stelling had just cranked the digits of his fuel pump to $9.10 at his gas station in this remote Alaskan community when he realized he had a problem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

In the late 1990s, Greenspan’s Fed kept its foot off the brakes as economic growth cranked up to an annual clip of more than 4% for several years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

“Let me try,” she said as she unlatched the narrow window at her end of the room and cranked it until it opened as far as it would go.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau

At 88, Scott is still cranking out movies with little apparent interest in slowing down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

The food-and-beverage industry has been cranking out new products to cut through consumer malaise and compete with retailers’ store-brand products, which are cheaper but at times just as innovative.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 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

We may not have a great history of cranking out international soccer players, but lawyers?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Ronan is cranking the reel on the St. Croix.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt