hoist
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The mayor of Greenland's capital on Thursday called on media professionals and content creators to act responsibly after a failed attempt by a German comedian to hoist the US flag.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
So Raven is about to be hoist with his own high-tech petard.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
He had pushed the nephew towards a branch so the nephew could hoist himself onto land; but the older man did not manage get back up himself, according to the report.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
You can’t hoist a record 17 WWE World Heavyweight Championship belts without winning a ton of matches, and Cena’s imperial era was full of matches where he eked out victory from an obvious defeat.
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025
I watched it twist one of its tongues into a hole it had made, then hoist itself up and begin making a second.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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