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hood

[hood] / hʊd /


NOUN
a covering for vehicles and the like
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But strange things are happening under the hood of this market.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

ZF says it is ready to mass produce the motor for new vehicles; analysts think the I2SM could be under the hood of an EV within a few years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Under the hood, chatbots and the A.I. bots they power are nothing but a series of static math computations strung together in rapid succession.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

LeBron James is now a fancy hood ornament on a broken-down jalopy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

The hood had been hiding a rather pleasant face, wrinkled with worry lines, but also quite a few lines from wide smiles.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley




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