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"They had jumped through every hoop asked of them, had arranged and rearranged their lives around this day," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Allan, who was 47 and toward the end of his second marriage by the time Steven was born, got annoyed by errant balls that Steven didn’t get in his plastic Little Tikes hoop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

It was run by a man in his early 40s with a single gold hoop and a tight gray bun.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

He said he never paid his fine — he doesn’t remember how much it was — but he eventually pulled the hoop down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

She wears the hoop earrings like she wore in the Ring and a green apron.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

“Every time you’re asking parents, especially low-income parents, to get through more hoops, they won’t get there. They still need to activate the account and it’s a separate process to claim the $1,000,” Boshara said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Analysts blame the number of planning, environmental and legal hoops that projects now have to pass through.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The report said support across care, education, employment and welfare remains fragmented, with people having to "jump through hoops" and face repeated assessment and conflicting requirements to get support.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Ozuna said that her daughter, the kindergarten teacher, holds a college degree and is working toward becoming a certified teacher but has struggled to get through a series of financial hoops.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Maybe when he and Chip were concentrating on shooting hoops?

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

At the dojo on a recent Tuesday, Blanck hooped and hollered as Eden climbed a rope to the ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025

From sporty jocks to trendy girls with permed hairstyles and hooped earrings, the filter amassed around 2.6 billion views and was created by user Joannitante, a multidisciplinary designer.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2023

They explored the extensive grounds, hula hooped on the lawn, and played volleyball.

From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2021

I gave my nephew some original Space Jams, and this fool went out and hooped in them and they crumbled.

From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2021

After lunch, I stand on a seamstress block in a slip and hooped petticoat in the Royal Dress Salon.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Rasheed Smith, a Venice basketball player who played in the Legends game Sunday, has been hooping on the boardwalk for 48 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2025

In the next over, he got through Duckett's flashing drive with a hooping in-swinger and, in the the next, pinned an unbalanced Root leg before.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2024

He reveals that he sprained it while hula hooping and he even shows photos.

From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2023

Alone on a court, he’s hooping while decked out in the Lakers’ storied purple and gold — except the colors grace a goofy skirt that makes it nearly impossible for him to score a basket.

From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023

And I remember how I got really good at hooping last summer.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan