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When it’s after 9 p.m., it’s time to turn on her dishwasher and crank up her air conditioner to cool down the Houston nights.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

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

I’ve liked her in everything but her anachronistic appeal is especially good in movies like “Gail Daughtry” that crank reality up a notch so everything moves fast and silly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

He also visited Willow, a roughly $9 billion oil project by ConocoPhillips that is due to enter production in 2029 and crank out 180,000 barrels of oil a day at its peak.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

I got that rigged, too, a one-ton come-along winch where all you got to do is crank the handle.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

Earlier this month, Bloomberg reported that some data centers experienced cranks breaking off on combustion engines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

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

The partition that once sealed out the cranks and mediocrities has been permanently sundered.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026

The workers carried oversized wrenches, cranks, and other tools, and were using them to make adjustments on some unseen apparatus beneath the water’s surface.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

“John Goblikon is a representation of the everyman with all its good and all its bad, cranked up to 100,” Rispoli said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

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

The fallout from the war in Iran cranked up the heat on households last month as energy bills rose - how uncomfortable could inflation get from here?

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

But instead of forking over $30 for the piece of plastic, he spent a few cents on filament and cranked out a custom solution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

On the morning before the meeting, Howard cranked up the pressure.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

How could the owners of this catalog, of all people, object to well-funded operations cranking out simulations?

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

At 88, Scott is still cranking out movies with little apparent interest in slowing down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

The food-and-beverage industry has been cranking out new products to cut through consumer malaise and compete with retailers’ store-brand products, which are cheaper but at times just as innovative.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 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

The words had barely left his mouth when the noise of cranking gears and scraping metal filled the air, coming through the hatch door.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner