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was cranking
  • past progressive of crank.

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He was cranking it up a little bit more today.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2022

Universal at the time was cranking out westerns and other movies that appealed to older audiences.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2022

Before long, America was cranking out its own supply of household name, superstar female gymnasts.

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2020

Henry Ford was cranking out Model Ts that almost anyone could afford.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2016

Within thirty minutes, he was cranking out the basic she-broke-up-with-him frowny-face graph for several Katherines.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green