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hoist

[hoist, hahyst] / hɔɪst, haɪst /


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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

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

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

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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