hoisted
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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
Carla and Morgan may end up hoisted by their own unprincipled petards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
I deserved to be hoisted in the air in a true “Dirty Dancing” moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
The rest of the eight legs hoisted his bulbous abdomen out of the shadows.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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