pulley
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Prior to the police operation, most of the miners were only able to get underground through a makeshift pulley system operated by people at the surface.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
I saw my patient had opened the door by using a pulley in his mouth.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
They had watched the situation spiral as the protesters stood their ground, refusing to abandon Hamilton Hall and using a pulley system to bring supplies into the building they had occupied.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024
A pulley, a bucket, a smartphone and an e-SIM: this is how a “network tree” is built in Gaza.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2024
Then the two boys climbed back down the ladder and used the pulley to lift it back out of sight.
From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon
Nepal’s Tourism Board on Saturday shared on its Facebook page a list of equipment requested by the local authorities in Rasuwa district, including body bags, pulleys and personal protective equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
His trips also revealed ornate loom pulleys and pottery, challenging stereotypes that African art is "limited to masks and figures", Oberhofer added.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
A system of pulleys allows children on the ground to hoist food to kids above.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026
The bears lived in a treehouse surrounded by innovative systems of rigs and pulleys.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2025
A few men pulled the shark up higher by ropes and pulleys, and I followed the length of the shark’s white belly from nose to tail.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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