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hookup

[hook-uhp] / ˈhʊkˌʌp /


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As I recounted in my book “The New Deal: A Modern History,” Smith’s keynote speech at the league gala was broadcast on a national radio hookup.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 28, 2025

"Getting the hookup, being proud of the food you bring in and giving meatballs to people. That's our people, and I'm happy with it."

From Salon Mar. 27, 2024

He wrote that the group has done other research, in addition to the analysis of dating and hookup apps.

From Washington Post Mar. 9, 2023

He told them they probably wouldn’t be able to get a telephone hookup for at least a year, since he just got his after requesting it forever.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

Another factor was the money and time they could save clients by cutting out the need for two utility hookups.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2026

To speed things up, the U.K. recently scrapped its first-come, first-served system for grid hookups.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 28, 2025

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

Most people alive today carry traces of genes inherited from Neanderthals—the enduring legacy of prehistoric hookups with our extinct cousins.

From Science Magazine May 22, 2024

Then she starts tearing off the hookups to her senses.

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




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