ratchet
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General contractor Enrique Valdez of Azteca 111 Builder Inc. was tasked with cutting the ratchet straps securing Pinky, seemingly putting an end to the bird’s reign.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
Asian equity markets were mostly higher after memory-chip maker Micron’s blockbuster results eased artificial-intelligence fears and oil slumped toward prewar levels as Middle East tensions continued to ratchet down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
The bartenders and servers, some dressed in light-up rave gear, were trying to ratchet up excitement by passing around stickers.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026
Organizers, however, saw the proposals as a way to ratchet up the pressure on Palantir.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Leonardo’s sketch is already implicitly drawn to scale, with a detail of the ratchet mechanism shown at a higher level of magnification.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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