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hop

[hop] / hɒp /




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Instead, it could hop from device to device across networks of cheap, poorly secured consumer hardware such as smart TV boxes and kitchen appliances.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

"Are they happening together or not? At which molecular site? And how is the water network facilitating the proton hop?"

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Joanne McNally and Romesh Ranganathan appeared on game show Unacceptable together, and James Acaster went on Ranganathan's hip hop podcast.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Agents have learned to painstakingly trace digital currencies, hop by hop, across blockchains—the decentralized ledgers stored on computers around the world that provide a public record of transactions between digital wallets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

We hop down off the ship and head over to the doctor’s cabin.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

So he hopped on his bicycle—with his handgun, which was “older than the state of Israel,” a gift from Ms. Bar Sinai’s uncle—and pedaled in the direction of the daughter’s house.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Polo raked across the peninsula and hopped the Gulf of California, then weakened to a tropical storm as it churned northeast into the Mexican mainland.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Snell’s teammates hopped down from the railing to high-five him as he walked through the growing crowd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Instead of leaving on either that jet or “former” Air Force One, the president secretly hopped into an airport catering truck and shuttled to an Air Force C-32A, a smaller military plane.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

I stifled a yawn that felt like it was going to split my face in two and hopped down from the counter.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

They then went island hopping eastwards across the Indonesian archipelago before doubling back to Lombok for a second stay.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Australia will reduce migration by curbing "visa hopping", tightening rules on students and working holiday makers as well as cracking down on overstayers, its interior minister said Thursday, as the far-right surges in the polls.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

At one point in the clip, the white pup gazes adoringly at the NFL star before hopping onto a couch to snuggle beside him while Kelce lovingly pets the pooch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

After years of blister-inducing heels-on-the-ground gallery hopping and late-night schmoozing, I found myself falling in love with this city and slowly realizing that the best parts of L.A. were rarely found in mainstream spaces.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

He darted into the air, hopping toward the trees, and then...

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack


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