Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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The jobs report sharply exceeded forecasts, stoking fears that the Federal Reserve will crank interest rates higher by its December policy meeting.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Vineyard Wind says its machines will crank out enough power to light up 400,000 homes.
From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
The New York Yankees, for example, almost certainly will crank up from the next-to-no aggression they showed in November.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2022
Boston forward Patrice Bergeron remains confident his line will crank up the production.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2019
Figures of auxesis and repetition—often pulling together words or themes from earlier in the speech—commonly proliferate in the peroration, and many orators will crank it up a little in the direction of the grand style.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
