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[hook-uhp] / ˈhʊkˌʌp /


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Meanwhile, actor Rati Gupta said she wanted to reveal her tale of woe with a boomerang hookup at L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

If “Heated Rivalry” is a fairy tale for fulfilling relationships in an era of hookup culture, as some sex therapists have claimed, then Hollander is the princess that queer women can relate to.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026

It takes five to 10 years to get a grid hookup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025

She appeared via video hookup wearing a dark protective vest.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2023

“Thanks. This is nothing, though. Apparently some of our classmates got the hookup from some theater camp peeps. That’s why some of the costumes are so amazing.”

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

The Times: What are you doing about the DWP electrical hookups?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Solar power and advanced water recycling systems would eliminate the need for utility hookups, only requiring occasional deliveries of potable water and propane to run the systems.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Its customers need to build enough clean rooms to house the machines they want to buy, a massive undertaking that requires construction expertise, power hookups and abundant energy supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

First, its parcel of land provides easy access to fiber hookups, water, and the Hugoton and Panhandle gas fields, which span parts of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025

Then she starts tearing off the hookups to her senses.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson




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