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cranked

verb

past tense of crank

as in reeled

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The primary came as the Chicago area reeled from arrests, deportations and violence that occurred during Operation Midway Blitz, the federal government’s immigration enforcement campaign last fall.

— Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026
In the wake of his death, the Platte County courthouse sat empty for two days, leaving the town square around it quiet as the community reeled from the news.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

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But my grandmother’s note also gave me a chilling glimpse of the familial tension that Dad held coiled inside.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Even after this week's Houthi attack on a Saudi Aramco facility, WTI is coiled in a tight triangle between falling resistance in the low 100s and rising support near 90.

— Todd Gordon, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

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Two women, ages 50 and 60, were killed and dozens of other people were wounded in a Russian strike on a market in Lozova, in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, said Oleh Syniehubov, head of the regional military administration.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Three more soldiers were lightly wounded in the attack in the city of Hebron, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

— Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

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