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[hoist, hahyst] / hɔɪst, haɪst /


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Their faces are pasted on walls and lampposts across Mexico, and demonstrators regularly hoist banners demanding the return of loved ones whose names are memorialized in chants.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The mayor of Greenland's capital on Thursday called on media professionals and content creators to act responsibly after a failed attempt by a German comedian to hoist the US flag.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

He had pushed the nephew towards a branch so the nephew could hoist himself onto land; but the older man did not manage get back up himself, according to the report.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

Sometimes the bot would fall over, after which an engineer would wheel over a robot hoist and pick the bot back up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

Soon, other two-legs would come to do the mysterious things that would hoist him to the surface of the arena.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks




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