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[hawl] / hɔl /




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Left-armer Mitchell Starc's haul of 89 wickets in 15 Tests has positioned him as the undisputed pink-ball king.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

If the McLaren drivers swapped places, it would make no difference to the team in terms of a collective points haul, but if it went wrong, the cost could be high.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Mr. Macintyre posits that without Kuzichkin’s intelligence haul, the Soviets might have taken control of Iran, giving them vital access to the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

“It’s like a plague,” he said, peering at his haul.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Daddy and his crew would cut trees down, then use his horse-drawn wagon to haul lumber from the logging camps to the mill for cutting.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Broadcasters also lost interest in promoting the show as its ratings and their Emmy hauls declined amid the rise of HBO, cable channels AMC and FX, and streamers, including Netflix.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

In turn, the industry’s bonus hauls are expected to exceed even the record $246,900 average bonus seen in 2025, a gangbusters year for banks’ results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Part of the defensiveness, no doubt, is about Rupar’s undoubted ability to make images of the enormous carry-on bag that Harp hauls around go viral.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026

Tongue and Robinson are the first pair of England bowlers to register five-wicket hauls in the same Test innings since Steve Harmison and Monty Panesar against Pakistan at Old Trafford in 2006.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

She wears workboots, and striped coveralls, one leg of which she hauls up to show us the real leg underneath, which is defiantly, resplendently hairy.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Bowers, after missing the first two weeks with a knee injury, hauled in one of those scores in a 116-yard performance last Sunday against the New Orleans Saints.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

They hauled themselves back into it with a little glimpse of quality, but then fell back into destructive ways.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Watch for the spikes in produce, meat and other perishable foods that have to be harvested and hauled on diesel-powered farm equipment and shipped on diesel-powered trucks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Tourists hauled their suitcases over the doorstep into the fray, fresh off a flight or rushing to make one, if only they could get one last chicken finger first.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Nim held the rafts and Selkie hauled herself on.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

Television images on Saturday showed police chasing down several protesters and hauling them into vehicles in areas around central Delhi.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

Both gear types are associated with high levels of waste, routinely hauling in large volumes of non-target species.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

His work-rate as a largely solo striker - hauling his team up and holding the ball in - was commendable.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Texas-based company said Tuesday that Virginia quarry operator Luck Stone will expand its use of autonomous haul trucks to two additional quarries following an 18-month autonomous hauling pilot at its Bull Run, Va., operation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Hoping to avoid the formalities and greetings, I wait about five minutes before hauling my luggage and an overnight bag downstairs.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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