as in to grind (out)
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Recent Examples of crank out
Toyota’s Japanese manufacturing plants crank out about 13,500 new vehicles every day—but last year, 14 of them were knocked offline for 24 hours by a single software glitch.
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Chris Turlica, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Ice Cream Maker $199 $149 Walmart A great gift for the whole family, this ice cream maker can crank out two 16-ounce pints and even be used to create milkshakes and sorbet.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
The weight-doesn’t-matter mantra lets manufacturers off the hook, giving them carte blanche to keep cranking out burdensome behemoths.
—Dario Digiulio, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2024
Open Tuesday through Sunday, starting at 5 a.m., the shop cranks out a variety of yeast and cake doughnuts, plus other bakery classics like Long Johns, Twists, Apple Fritters, and Cinnamon Buns.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2024
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Chris Turlica, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Ice Cream Maker $199 $149 Walmart A great gift for the whole family, this ice cream maker can crank out two 16-ounce pints and even be used to create milkshakes and sorbet.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024
The weight-doesn’t-matter mantra lets manufacturers off the hook, giving them carte blanche to keep cranking out burdensome behemoths.
—Dario Digiulio, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2024
Open Tuesday through Sunday, starting at 5 a.m., the shop cranks out a variety of yeast and cake doughnuts, plus other bakery classics like Long Johns, Twists, Apple Fritters, and Cinnamon Buns.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2024
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As absurd as its soapy machinations could become, Dead to Me turned out to be a genuinely moving tale of two platonic soulmates’ unconditional love for one another.Judy Berman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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All joking aside, Larry’s friend was correct: That man turned out to be the wanted fugitive suspected of calmly pulling out a pistol with a silencer on a Midtown Manhattan street last week and gunning down the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare in a brazen assassination that gripped the nation.John Miller, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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In the last six months the rumor mill has churned out potential candidates including Hedi Slimane, Simon Porte Jacquemus and Pieter Mulier.WWD, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
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But critics worry that the movie industry is playing it way too safe recently — by churning out remakes and fleshing out franchises, rather than dreaming up new things.Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 10 Dec. 2024
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Instead, when a certain vendor isn’t working out or loses pace with a company over time, customers should be able to replace them without having to uproot their entire tech stack.Jeppe Rindom, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Hitsville rushed out a bunch of music that had been awaiting release while the name issue was being worked out.David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
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Within days, the alliance settled on a single candidate for almost all of the country’s nearly six hundred legislative districts and hammered out a common platform, calling for a minimum-wage hike, a price freeze on energy bills, and the reinstatement of wealth taxes that Macron had cancelled.Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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Boeing and the union representing 33,000 striking members hammered out a tentative new accord that notches up pay by 35% over four years, an unprecedented wage increase.Julie Johnsson, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2024
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Why won't my Spotify Wrapped load? Don't get too worked up if your Spotify Wrapped hasn't shown up for you yet.Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
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That’s the title of the English-language version of Israeli comedy-drama Johnny and the Knights of the Galilee, which is being worked up by Tehran co-producer Paper Entertainment.Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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This instance has created a perfect storm for long-term health problems.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Map out your path with this prompt designed to create stepping stones to success.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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