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[hawl] / hɔl /




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The 24-year-old has overcome her share of setbacks to achieve a historic haul of four European gold medals in a sensational seven days on home soil.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

“To one person, a $2,000 back-to-school haul is normal; to another person, they would never spend that much in their lifetime,” shopping expert Trae Bodge said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

In the View-Master version, the market haul arrived already edited.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

Fortescue faces longer haul distances, likely increasing absolute diesel consumption, says MS.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

He spoiled the effect by leaping into the water to haul the rowing boat onto the sand and misjudging the depth, disappearing up to his neck.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Some even opt for “try-on” hauls to model their new, trendy clothes.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

When drawing comparisons with Norway, it cannot be overstated how the outrageous Haaland hauls them up a fair bit.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

During the day, he loads it with heavy goods that he hauls around Old Delhi’s crowded wholesale markets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

It serves mainly industrial customers and hauls goods over relatively short distances.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

Didu hauls herself to her feet and marches over to us.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

Military helicopters backed by tractors on the ground hauled water Sunday to help firefighters tame Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire, which mushroomed in size since breaking out two days earlier in a hard-to-access nature reserve.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Last week, the last of Wang’s five top lieutenants, dubbed the “Five Tiger Generals,” was hauled away for investigation by the very apparatus Wang helped build.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

Last weekend, the movie hauled in $26.4 million in its third weekend in theaters, up 10% from the previous weekend’s total.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

Royal Mail executives were hauled in front of a parliamentary select committee in March to respond to the claims.

From BBC May 29, 2026

Mom finished reading To Kill a Mockingbird to us and hauled out James Michener’s The Source.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

Pro tip: In the months leading up to the move, I also saved boxes from deliveries I received, instead of hauling them downstairs to the recycling bin.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

"Every stage is crucial," explains master cymbalsmith Hasan Seker, a burly 56-year-old who co-founded Bosphorus Cymbals in 1996 and is sweating after hauling glowing blanks into and out of the furnace.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

The problem comes in the morning and hauling themselves out of bed.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

I was relieved I wasn’t stranded on a mountain, hauling 5 pounds of dead robot weight.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

As it was, the men hauling the Caird and the Docker were sinking up to their knees in slush, and their boots were filling with seven pounds of freezing water with each step.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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