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“He wants to get cranking again,” Roberts said, “but the doctors just aren’t allowing it and the body is not allowing for it right now.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

American refiners including Marathon Petroleum MPC 2.50%increase; green up pointing triangle and Valero VLO 2.44%increase; green up pointing triangle say they are cranking out diesel to the hilt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

This gives the heart a bigger job of pumping it around the body and it copes by dialling up the blood pressure - a bit like cranking the tap on a garden hose pipe.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The company told investors this week that the market is sending a clear signal to start cranking out more barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The words had barely left his mouth when the noise of cranking gears and scraping metal filled the air, coming through the hatch door.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner