wrench
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But the broader pickup in pending listings should translate into more sales—if the recent rise in mortgage rates doesn’t throw a wrench in the works.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
If you get elected, you better put a wrench in your lunch box, because nobody has figured out how to fix it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Demand for summer air travel is holding up well despite airlines hiking ticket prices, although possible shortages of jet fuel could throw a wrench in the key travel period, an industry trade body said Wednesday.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
As a result, the crisis "has thrown a proverbial wrench into the inner workings of the aviation fuel markets", it said.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Wouldn’t Aunt Ivy get a wrench in her whalebone corset to see me dolled up?
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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