jack
Example Sentences
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“That’s not going to help, putting a ban on exports. It’ll just jack the price up further.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Princes announced last October, external that it was changing all of its tinned mackerel products to jack mackerel, saying the species meets the Marine Stewardship Council's sustainability standards.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
"It's like putting a jack under the car, and then jacking it up."
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“You got to be kind of a jack of all trades,” Abbott said, “and understand what your role is, what your strengths are, what your weaknesses are, and be able to build up on that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Ain’t nothing alive on this block except mangy cats and stray dogs, and they look like they want to jack me up, too.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
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