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crank

noun as in a device for revolving a shaft

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noun as in a person with an obsession

noun as in an ill-natured person

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Townsend reported back that the extra staffing allowed employees the time to better connect with customers and to crank out orders faster.

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The terrain was gradual in its ascent and once I reached Quail Valley and Middle Ranch, the recently graded road was fast hardpack that allowed for cranking away the miles.

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The chants demanding the manager's head were cranked up for the umpteenth time.

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The sun is setting and the radical California revolutionary group the French 75 is raiding an immigration detention center along the southern border in Otay Mesa while Jonny Greenwood’s score is cranked to 11.

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Kirk’s fellow online conservative felt that the suspected shooter was a “Marxist,” while the aging liberal crank countered that the only thing he was certain of was our own uncertainty.

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