crank
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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
Subtitled “An Almost History of America” and arriving on the eve of the nation’s semiquincentennial, this seven-episode sketch comedy comes from Larry David, television’s great luckless crank, and Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
The piston rotates a crank shaft, creating movement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
When I heard it splash, I turned the crank to draw it up and, feeling that I was being what Aunt Loma called gallant, offered Miss Love the first cool drink.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
Vocabulary lists containing crank
Mechanical Engineering
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Engineering - Middle School
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