Example Sentences

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And senior Labour folk too are cranking up the gloom in the conversations I have with them.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

Only three years after U.S. oil production collapsed during the pandemic, energy companies are cranking out a record 13.2 million barrels a day, more than Russia or Saudi Arabia.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2023

Key copper mines in Peru, however, are cranking up activity again, power data analysed by Reuters showed, potentially boosting supply from the world's no.

From Reuters • Mar. 14, 2023

“They are cranking huge overtime, and we only cover base normal weekly wage,” Bronner said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2019

Boeing and Airbus, the world’s No. 1 and No. 2 plane makers by deliveries, respectively, are cranking out far more 737s and A320s, both of which have been in production for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2016