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hunker

[huhng-ker] / ˈhʌŋ kər /


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Jump into an affordable public pool or hunker down at a public library, free museum, or one of the city’s public cooling centers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Bunker vessels hunker in the area for months or years, providing a steady supply of fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

That includes using drones for tasks that once would have required sending a soldier to the danger zone, having troops hunker down in underground bunkers, and increasing efforts to evade detection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026

Better to hunker down in his house with his chickens and forget.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby




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