crank
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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
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
On days that aren’t too hot, they turn on a dashboard fan to help with ventilation rather than crank up the air conditioning, which burns fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
The Scot, whey-faced and determined, reached down alongside the pilot’s seat and took hold of the undercarriage crank.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
Three of the four operating data centers in the U.S. with off-grid or partially grid-connected power have had issues, including cracked turbines and broken engine cranks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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
What a setback for anyone who saw a childhood ruined by Bucky Dent, or yanks the plug when the jukebox cranks up Billy Joel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
The partition that once sealed out the cranks and mediocrities has been permanently sundered.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026
Shorty follows, cranks on the water, and hoses down my head.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
Shoaib Bashir almost got Mitchell to sweep to Archer, who cranked up for a final spell before the close.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
That cranked up the stress for fans, who didn’t know if the tickets they saw online would soon vanish, or if the future price would rise or drop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
“I just cranked up the leverage and prayed to Jeff,” Gallo says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Now they are working on a backlog, while players and their agents have no doubt tried to exploit the time pressure that has been cranked up.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
On the morning before the meeting, Howard cranked up the pressure.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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
We may not have a great history of cranking out international soccer players, but lawyers?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Read more: The U.S. economy isn’t cranking out many jobs.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026
For Mohammad, in t-shirt and jeans, even cranking open the striped awning of his family's shoe shop is an act of hope.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
They’re not super famous, but to people in Southeast, that didn’t matter if you’re cranking and shouting out their hood or block.
From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson
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