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gin

[jin] / dʒɪn /




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But the silence has catalyzed non-Swiftie onlookers to gin up something decisively, inarguably odious to place at the singer’s feet.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

But many recall how the place kept alive a fragment of Delhi's elite past through small rituals: liveried waiters at dusk, gin and lime on shaded verandas, retired generals and diplomats lingering under neem trees.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

“It’s too late now to gin up something to harm a competitor,” Bill Savitt, a lawyer for OpenAI, had argued in his opening statement.

From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026

Technology, geopolitics, and economics have aligned to gin up excitement on Wall Street about the potential swirling above the clouds.

From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026

Mr. O’Flanagan was the assistant manager of the gin and a former merchant sailor, and he loved having a bird around.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

Along the way, I acquired some new words in Korean, like bangsaneung for radiation and gan for liver.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2023

Datganiad o gefnogaeth gan yr Urdd i ffoaduriaid Wcráin.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2022

Then there’s the city’s signature dish, hot dry noodles, or re gan mian.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2020

Then the cousin laughed and they gan bei-ed.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 11, 2019

Ron was now staring at Lockhart with an expression of disbelief on his face; Seamus Linni- gan and Dean Thomas, who were sitting in front, were shaking with silent laughter.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

Traffic has stalled and customers didn’t respond to promotions it ginned up in the spring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

In 2023, she ginned half the cotton she did the year before.

From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2024

No drop of human drama hasn’t been ginned.

From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2023

In New York, Haggis claimed the rape allegation he faces was ginned up by the church to destroy his reputation at the height of the #MeToo movement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2022

White suspected that Hale had ginned up the document while trying to obtain the insurance policy, and altered it after realizing that he had blundered on the date.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

It refers to ginning up the gene pool through tools like gene editing and A.I. enhancement, the argument being that manipulating genes can make us better, faster, smarter.

From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2026

They complained Bovino’s tactics were unnecessarily aggressive, ginning up opposition that put agents at higher risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

For now, however, even the almighty Wade isn’t capable of ginning up some bogus charge by which to keep the San-Ti cult leader Ye Wenjie under lock and key.

From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2024

Meanwhile, Horowitz and Inciardi started ginning up alternate stories of how Sanders got hold of the manuscripts, Manhattan prosecutors say.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024

He had built up the ginning enterprise himself and overseen it through this seasonal spasm of mad activity for thirty years; he no longer had the slightest interest or obligation.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

"Our hearts are with the terrified children and the families anxiously waiting to hear that their loved ones are safe," GIFFORDS, a gun safety organization, said on X.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

By Sunday afternoon, the rumor had acquired its supposed smoking gun.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

San Diego County jumped into California’s sprawling ghost gun fight this week, suing a 3-D printing filament manufacturer it says hocks material for homespun firearms in violation of state law.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

One ICE officer appears to be wearing a neon construction vest and carrying a large gun.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The gun is tucked back inside the saddlebag.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes


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