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cranking

verb

present participle of crank

as in winding

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Its main street is lined with shops selling handblown glass and cozy knits, and colorful boats bob along its winding waterways.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
Along with that oh-so-sweet commercial success came rounds of discourse that callously dissected her racial identity, her relationship with her Blackness, and the winding history of genre in the context of American music.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026

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Cooper Flagg had 29 points and 11 assists, plus blocked a shot that would have given Miami the lead in the final moments, and the Dallas Mavericks sent the reeling Miami Heat to 0-4 with a 113-109 win on Monday night.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Room for Disagreement Iowa is reeling from high gas prices and a moribund agriculture market, causing dissatisfaction with the long-ruling GOP.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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In those animals, a mutation in another gene can produce left-coiling individuals, but it is also associated with abnormal development.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The stock has spent two months coiling in a narrow range, so the levels that matter are close by.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

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cranking out

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