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hack

[hak] / hæk /
NOUN
person who does easy work for money
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"He reported that hack to law enforcement but did not tell the agents or anyone else in the US government that the account contained national defense information," the Department of Justice said.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

“On paper nostalgia stuff can seem lazy, but as the comedian Dylan Moran says, there are no hack subjects, only subjects not done well,” Bishop says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

How they reacted and how they coped has become a test case for disaster planners internationally, as officials look for advice on responding to a mass hospital hack.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

For a home user, that meant that an infected video-streaming device could be used to hack into someone’s mobile phone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

They looked a long time in Lee’s window coveting the pliers, the hack saws, the engineers’ caps and the bananas.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck




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