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[hoist, hahyst] / hɔɪst, haɪst /


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Without us, there is no one to hoist blame upon when the film reveals its layers, no one to compare to the film’s wide-eyed spectators of global collapse.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 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

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

A black belt in taekwondo, the impressive Yanin sets the bar high in the opening scene, battling two goons who hoist her aloft in the splits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

At one point he used his left arm to hoist himself up, and the momentum of the mass carried him forward.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

"The law means reasonable adaptions, but for people like me that doesn't go far enough – you need the hoists and the beds to really make it workable," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026

By the time Bridges hoists a 3-pointer from the corner, Wembanyama may as well be in another time zone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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

She starts to strum it as Robert hoists himself inside, and the truck starts forward, carrying the banjo sounds and her warbling voice away from us.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

The helicopter then hoisted the climber’s remains from an elevation of roughly 13,600 feet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

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

The court heard the pallet caught on scaffolding while it was being hoisted, causing the bricks to fall.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 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

“I’m sorry I haven’t come around to see you,” he said as I hoisted my basket up.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Sammy Cossairt has tried call center work, waiting tables and hoisting concrete.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

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

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

Anthropologists have documented the Gogodala people of western Papua New Guinea singing Hebrew songs and hoisting the flag of Israel at tribal ceremonies.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Jackson hesitated, with one hand already hoisting the shepherd’s pie dish.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste


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