crank
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EV startup Slate Auto is generating buzz with an electric truck so basic it has crank windows and no radio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The jobs report sharply exceeded forecasts, stoking fears that the Federal Reserve will crank interest rates higher by its December policy meeting.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
So crank up the Victrola, press play on Spotify and nestle into your headphones.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
They crank up jump shots and drill go-to moves over and over in empty gyms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
I can always tell when it’s time to crank up the charisma.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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
The partition that once sealed out the cranks and mediocrities has been permanently sundered.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026
Harris-Aguirre helps moderate a ham-radio Facebook group and says the word “friendly” is in the group name so cranks stay away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
The boy on the fiddle turns a knob on an oversize boom box, cranks up the volume, and starts strumming.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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
The exit of Maeda, last season's title hero, following confirmation that Kelechi Iheanacho and Marcelo Saracchi would not be returning to Parkhead, cranked up the fury among the fanbase.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 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
The next big ad innovation came from a man who cranked out ideas by the dozen: Ben Franklin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Then he dipped into the passenger side of Grandma’s Buick, which now was cranked up and rumbling, ready to go.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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
“He wants to get cranking again,” Roberts said, “but the doctors just aren’t allowing it and the body is not allowing for it right now.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
This gives the heart a bigger job of pumping it around the body and it copes by dialling up the blood pressure - a bit like cranking the tap on a garden hose pipe.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
My legs pumped faster, cranking up a breeze.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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Mechanical Engineering
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