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hammock

[ham-uhk] / ˈhæm ək /


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Cellular carriers will promise a 5G utopia full of doctors performing robotic surgeries while they lie on a hammock.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

For Harleymoon, the experience of having nothing besides a few bananas and a hammock "in the middle of nowhere" sparked deep self-reflection.

From BBC Dec. 10, 2025

When you’ve discussed all these options with your financial adviser, invest in a hammock and reflect on all that you have achieved.

From MarketWatch Oct. 16, 2025

Just off the Pacific Crest Trail, its campsites are shaded by tall pine trees, ideal for hanging a hammock.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2025

She had traveled half of the trip in a hammock that two men carried on their shoulders, because swelling had disfigured her legs and her varicose veins had puffed up like bubbles.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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