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“I happened to look over my shoulder and I saw these planes coming down. The corporal in charge said, ‘Turn around, Private Garland,’” because they were about to hoist the flag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

He needs specialised equipment such as a hoist which allows him to be transferred from a wheelchair into a bed, or helps him use the bathroom.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Here, a filmmaker who managed to reach the peak of Olympus makes the prideful, ill-fated decision to hoist a ladder toward the stars, trying to get even higher, past where even the Gods can see.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

While we won’t know until then which country will hoist the golden trophy, plenty of other big winners have already emerged over the course of the past five-and-a-half weeks.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

I hoist myself onto the picnic table and lie down, and as my eyes adjust to the bright four o’clock sky, I squint a little and look for planes.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

All will be forgiven if Allen delivers, reverses all those decades of bad juju and hoists the Lombardi hood ornament into the sky.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

By most measures, the United States still hoists plenty of power on the global stage.

From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026

Leonor Torres hoists a dress as she closes shop after another slow day of sales.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

Whichever team hoists the winning World Cup soccer trophy this summer will be the recipients of a very valuable prize, thanks to rising gold prices.

From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026

Mr. Byrne hoists my brown suitcase onto his shoulder.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

The spacecraft was then hoisted onto a specialized ship, and the four occupants -- Meir, American Jack Hathaway, French astronaut Sophie Adenot and Russian cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev -- were helped out one by one.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

A staffer hoisted a poster board showing purported texts alongside images of Smith, Willis and Wade and a photo of State Farm Arena, then yanked it back down with remarkable speed.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Carla and Morgan may end up hoisted by their own unprincipled petards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Nor, it turns out, did a lot of people in the audience, who hoisted signs from the American Civil Liberties Union reading: “Get the Flock Out!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

He hoisted a large envelope in the air.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

The sixth-ranked underdogs were still snarling deep into the second half with one thunderous hit from Alev Kelter, hoisting and dumping England captain Meg Jones, rallying her team.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Emergency services combed through the wreckage at night to find further victims on the key line linking Madrid with the southern city of Seville, hoisting pieces of mangled metal with cranes, AFP reporters saw.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

The investment boom has supercharged the economy by raising productivity, hoisting profits, driving record stock-market gains and underpinning consumer spending, especially among the wealthy.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

A boy from Watts stares at the ocean, imagining ancient Greek boats sailing across the Pacific and his father in a toga and sneakers, proudly hoisting a trident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

He remembered hoisting the window; it had not been hard.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright