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She said Anderson was able to "crank up" his "darker personality characteristics" to succeed in his environment, something that was in "the sweet spot that most people can't attain".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

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

Before the road starts carrying cars to Saturday shopping and work, I turn the key in the ignition and crank the heat up until I figure out what to tell Dad.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

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

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

The ride cranks up, and we spin round and round, and I’m screaming, “Whee!”

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

But eventually the four-time major singles winner found her rhythm and, after striking decisively at 6-5 to take the first set, she cranked up the power.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

As the ceremony continued, a DJ on a nearby stage cranked up the volume, and the pulsating music made it harder to hear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Carriers have cranked up fares eight times since the start of the war, according to Deutsche Bank analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

In the late 1990s, Greenspan’s Fed kept its foot off the brakes as economic growth cranked up to an annual clip of more than 4% for several years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

Mr. Hinkley took a medium-sized canister and cranked off the lid.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

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

As recently as 2021, its growth was outpacing the national average, with thriving factories cranking out building materials, furniture and home appliances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

Liam knelt beside Zu, who was holding on to the spare tire with everything she had, and went to work cranking the van up on the jack and off the demolished back right tire.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken