screw

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They are also the first large CalMac ships fitted with Voith Schneider propulsor units - spinning blades that hang vertically from a drum - rather than traditional screw propellers.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

There was one more turn of the screw: In responding to Torres Campos’ appellate filing, Bonar “doubled down,” Buchanan wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

So the ability of this CPA to screw things up is limited.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

With Dortmund's first-leg lead eroded, Atalanta continued to turn the screw.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

“I do want this to be foolproof,” Joe murmured as he twisted a tiny screw into whatever he was building on the floor.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix