hooked

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Gererd Pike of Hooked Up Fishing said his fishing charter boat was six miles from Kennedy Shoal on Sunday and he had seen large numbers of "vicious, unpredictable" bull sharks in the area.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Appeared in the March 7, 2026, print edition as 'We Got Hooked on Fast, Free Shipping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Hooked launched in 2015 with a mission to discover the next “Harry Potter” by testing stories with users.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

Hooked on houseplants like Monstera, Philodendron and pothos?

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022

Hooked to a skin response machine, the modern-day Phineases are shown a series of emotionally charged pictures—a tranquil landscape, a beautiful woman, a severed foot.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman