hoisted

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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

A teacher hoisted a huge sunflower made from dozens of balloons -- the plant's name in Mandarin is a homophone for a Chinese idiom about success.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

A video posted on the Citizen App shows a person being hoisted by a helicopter into the sky.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

After Potgieter had used a rope to secure the animal, both were hoisted away from the Komati River in the north-east of the country.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

A few months prior, Kermit had been standing on a steel beam that was being hoisted over the river gorge when the crane slipped.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple