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[hook] / hʊk /




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Heather Alexander from Armagh Planetarium said there was a demand "never seen before" for the show, with phones ringing off the hook in the days before.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

That would likely keep the obligations off Nvidia’s books initially but put the chip maker on the hook for a portion of the project if an end user of its chips defaults.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Those require millions and sometimes billions of dollars in collateral for companies wanting to use power to hook up data centers, meaning they “bear their fair share of costs to the system.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

He curates his recommendations painstakingly, choosing brisk reads of around 250 pages that he hopes will hook new readers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

It was better, they told me, than a brake or a hook.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Balds — fish lovers themselves — can consume hooks and sinkers when they gobble down their prey, potentially poisoning them, Koh said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

What is to be feared is a slow-motion migrating of human need away from other humans and toward AI, which has deeper hooks than other screen technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

Part of the franchise’s enduring appeal lies in the deep emotional hooks embedded in the story of Woody, Buzz Lightyear and a closet full of other living toys devoted to their owners.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

As polished as it was quirky, the performance was packed with personality and one of the sharpest hooks to ever sink its claws into the contest.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

Above their heads the frozen wheels, barrels, hooks, flies, cams, gears, and all the other intricate parts of Fry’s giant clock.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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