ratchet
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A more typical progression is to ratchet down to about 70% equities and 30% in fixed-income products, and then go from there.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
"The removal of this permanent ratchet is to be welcomed and marks a substantial step towards a more sustainable and predictable state pension system," the IFS says.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
As drivers ratchet up to Sport and Race modes on the manettino controller, the active exhaust valves allow more volume and breathy resonance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
That logic is a one-way ratchet toward greater A.I. risk.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Akmon pulled a ratchet wrench from the tool belt and spun it like a noisemaker.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
The CIA chief also pressed the Russians not to maintain economic or security ties with Iran, as the administration ratchets up its sanctions campaign against Tehran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The uncertainty ratchets up after Max heads to Malta, the small archipelago nation in the Mediterranean, to translate the work of an up-and-coming poet, and Leonie discovers that she’s pregnant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
This ratchets up complaints about spoilers: Adams had to be driven from the race first.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2025
Woman Is A Tree opens with discordant harmonies, inspired by cult horror show Yellowjackets; while broiling anti-war anthem Rifles ratchets its tempo ever-upwards.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
It ratchets up the difficulty level of keeping all these feelings in check.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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