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hunker

[huhng-ker] / ˈhʌŋ kər /


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“There’s an overall unsettled sense that there are too many uncertainties and too many problems, so let’s all hunker down.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Determined to survive, Iran might initially hunker down or seek to draw out any conflict.

From Barron's Feb. 28, 2026

"We'll get through it and we'll hunker through it and it'll be fine."

From BBC Jan. 5, 2026

For flights six hours and longer, you can hunker down and make your way through a film franchise or an entire season or seasons of a television series.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 10, 2025

Most of the squad hunker down in their sleeping bags.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins




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