crank
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She said Anderson was able to "crank up" his "darker personality characteristics" to succeed in his environment, something that was in "the sweet spot that most people can't attain".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“It will be warm Monday, then really crank up Tuesday. ... In the valleys, we’re looking at anything between 100 and 110.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Exercise makes your cells crank out more energy, helps your heart pump more blood, and your lungs bring in more air.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
So crank up the Victrola, press play on Spotify and nestle into your headphones.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
Coming out to watch me crank up, he slapped his hand on the shimmying hood.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
Casting Luddites as anti-technology has mired a historical labor uprising as a destructive tantrum thrown by fearful, hidebound cranks.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Usually, though, he cranks up country music to “just disconnect for a little bit.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Mr. Stein says that serious baseball fans in the 1860s were called cranks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
The partition that once sealed out the cranks and mediocrities has been permanently sundered.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026
No matter how bad he does, he buries his face in his papers, cranks up Rabbi Gold on his phone, and gives it another try.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
Kevin Warsh and colleagues cranked up the hawkish dial, voting unanimously and signaling more hikes are on the way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
But eventually the four-time major singles winner found her rhythm and, after striking decisively at 6-5 to take the first set, she cranked up the power.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The exit of Maeda, last season's title hero, following confirmation that Kelechi Iheanacho and Marcelo Saracchi would not be returning to Parkhead, cranked up the fury among the fanbase.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
In the late 1990s, Greenspan’s Fed kept its foot off the brakes as economic growth cranked up to an annual clip of more than 4% for several years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
I climbed in and tried to stretch out, but the seat was too short and my head got all cranked up against the door.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
Compared with the 1990s, cranking up growth is harder and relies more on productivity gains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Beijing introduced new rules this month cracking down on overseas investments, citing national security concerns and cranking up curbs on buying US shares that were imposed on Chinese investors in May.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
“He wants to get cranking again,” Roberts said, “but the doctors just aren’t allowing it and the body is not allowing for it right now.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
Read more: The U.S. economy isn’t cranking out many jobs.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026
Ronan is cranking the reel on the St. Croix.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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