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yank

[yangk] / yæŋk /
VERB
pull hard and fast
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK


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If the Labour Party is up the creek without a paddle after last week, to revert to Yank lingo, it also finds itself in an anomalous position.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

She said her mother had come to London to celebrate the end of World War I and met and married a Yank.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

While the city has long turned its back on the river, says Clockshop executive director Sue Bell Yank, for generations of people it has functioned as unofficial public space and improvised backyard.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2023

The company plans a partnership with Yank Marine, a women-owned business in New Jersey, to manufacture a support vessel to deploy, dispatch, and collect technicians for operations and maintenance activities.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

Minus the Yank ferry pilot, the Anson crew set off back to Maidsend.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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