hoist
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He needs specialised equipment such as a hoist which allows him to be transferred from a wheelchair into a bed, or helps him use the bathroom.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Here, a filmmaker who managed to reach the peak of Olympus makes the prideful, ill-fated decision to hoist a ladder toward the stars, trying to get even higher, past where even the Gods can see.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
While we won’t know until then which country will hoist the golden trophy, plenty of other big winners have already emerged over the course of the past five-and-a-half weeks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Malone called the Coast Guard, which sent a helicopter to hoist the man up, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Gracie and another girl hoist up the house, and I stand back to check out our hard work.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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By most measures, the United States still hoists plenty of power on the global stage.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
Whichever team hoists the winning World Cup soccer trophy this summer will be the recipients of a very valuable prize, thanks to rising gold prices.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
Then she hoists each dog onto a work table, attaching the animal loosely to a loop she cheerfully calls a noose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
That will mean, as he gets older, their home will need to be on a single level, and have a wet room, hoists and be suitable for a wheelchair.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
Rémy sets a sleeping Amber on the floor and hoists it out.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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I deserved to be hoisted in the air in a true “Dirty Dancing” moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Barely a week after they hoisted the Lombardi Trophy, the Allen estate announced that the team was up for sale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Across several neighbourhoods, the country's flags were hoisted on windows, balconies, and even on rooftops.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
No national team from outside Europe or South America has ever hoisted the World Cup, and while that will certainly change someday, it won’t be this year.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Others have flags hoisted in the air, waving in the wind.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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Microsoft on Tuesday sought to reassure European users with a "multi-billion-dollar" deal to rent AI infrastructure from Mistral, hoisting the French developer into the lucrative business of renting compute capacity.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
They barely finish before other mids start hoisting each other into a crude human pyramid.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
But the Rams are not hoisting the Lombardi Trophy just yet, Lake said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
A statue of a soldier stands on a column rising from the rubble, hoisting a Russian flag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
He remembered hoisting the window; it had not been hard.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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