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hoard

[hawrd, hohrd] / hɔrd, hoʊrd /




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Almost always lining up in a 4-2-3-1 shape, Maresca wants his teams to hoard possession, stop counter-attacks and be dominant.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

The combined dividend obligations on MicroStrategy’s various preferred shares are substantial—a heavy burden for a company whose legacy software business generates relatively little revenue, leaving its massive Bitcoin hoard to dominate the balance sheet.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

“Preppers” hoard essentials like water, food and fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

Although archaeologists believe the original shipment may have contained even more pieces, the surviving collection of 43 helmets already represents the largest known hoard of medieval helmets ever found in the western Mediterranean.

From Science Daily Jun. 8, 2026

He took the purse, poured the hoard into his palm, and chuckled over it as if its scantiness amused him.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Strategy, the software company that amassed one of the largest publicly disclosed bitcoin hoards, is down by more than 80% from its 52-week highs,

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

It also started buying up hoards of mortgage-backed securities to drive down borrowing costs for American households.

From MarketWatch Jan. 17, 2026

But not even Greenland’s valuable geographical position and hoards of critical minerals could compensate for damaging the trans-Atlantic alliance that remains fundamental to U.S. security.

From Barron's Jan. 8, 2026

On the opening kickoff, Crenshaw’s Jacori Starks caught the ball at the 15-yard line, but ran backward to try to make something out of nothing with hoards of Eagles running at him.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 25, 2025

“From Jamaica. Mother hoards it for special occasions, but it’s starting to lose its flavor now.”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

Rodriguez embraced the culture as he sipped a complimentary can of Coca-Cola -- one of around a dozen he had hoarded to share with his family also attending the game.

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

It is plausible that some of the details he hoarded about his associates could have been used to pressure or influence them, though there is no evidence that this occurred in Gates's case.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

Unified has enough money hoarded in reserves to reach a desired agreement.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

As with gold, silver has long been hoarded by investors worried about inflation, government debt, and the overall safety of the modern financial system.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 26, 2025

Grandma Edem had made good money from her clam picking and trading and had left gold jewelry for all her children, but it was being hoarded by Ma’s older sister and her greedy husband.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Yes, as these companies’ statements uniformly note, those chips are being taken up by the A.I. data center rush, with Google and OpenAI leading the way in hoarding these processors.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

Within industries, as a supply-chain crisis unfolds, fear and self-protection instincts kick in, with hoarding and company-level stockpiling resulting in confusing demand signals that make it hard for upstream producers to respond.

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

This pivotal moment that’s had them hoarding assets and fencing off their financial flexibility.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

South Korean police said on Tuesday they were investigating firms suspected of hoarding medical syringes, as the Middle East war hits supplies of an oil-derived component crucial for making many plastic goods.

From Barron's Apr. 28, 2026

The drapes are kept closed at night, folds and folds of cloth drawn against the winter, hoarding the dim heavy light, keeping it in.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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