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[hawl] / hɔl /




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The 24-year-old has overcome her share of setbacks to achieve a historic haul of four European gold medals in a sensational seven days on home soil.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

“To one person, a $2,000 back-to-school haul is normal; to another person, they would never spend that much in their lifetime,” shopping expert Trae Bodge said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

One writer sailing the Persian Gulf in 1939 described how 32 men each dived 100 times beneath the sea, filling seven sacks with oysters, only to find a “teaspoonful” of low-grade pearls in their haul.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

One tomato may not look like a grocery haul, but with bread, mayonnaise and an egg, it is dinner.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

When he texted his friends and his mom back, he felt a little proud to tell them he was able to chop wood and haul water—things they couldn’t do.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Some even opt for “try-on” hauls to model their new, trendy clothes.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

His feeds are full of upbeat "get ready with me" videos, posts unpacking shopping hauls, and clips in which he talks about his life as a gay teen.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

It hauls coal, along with dirt, gravel and whatever else its customers need moved.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

It serves mainly industrial customers and hauls goods over relatively short distances.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

She goes back to the car and hauls out Moonie’s dog bed.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

Military helicopters backed by tractors on the ground hauled water Sunday to help firefighters tame Belgium's largest modern-day wildfire, which mushroomed in size since breaking out two days earlier in a hard-to-access nature reserve.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Food waste has been hauled to at least four landfills, including Simi Valley Landfill and Recycling Center in Ventura County and El Sobrante Landfill in Riverside County.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Workers hauled 150 truckloads of the soil 2 miles away, to East Potomac Golf Links, where it currently sits in a large mound on one of the site’s nine-hole courses.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Royal Mail executives were hauled in front of a parliamentary select committee in March to respond to the claims.

From BBC May 29, 2026

I hauled myself up and out of her arms.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

His job hauling buckets of sewage from the latrines was no fun.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

The cattle business has been a bright spot for the farm economy with many ranchers hauling in record sums owing to a shortage of cattle on pastures.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Many rural areas have stopped curbside recycling collection because there isn’t enough volume of material to justify the fuel and logistics expense of hauling it to a distant recycling facility.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

And a $10 charge for trash hauling and $15 for valet trash service, on top of several other fees.

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

Then, with the end of the chain slung over his shoulder, he began hauling the watch to his house.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig




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