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Hoover

[hoo-ver] / ˈhu vər /
NOUN
vacuum cleaner
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At Lake Mead, the reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam, the dead-pool water level is 895 feet.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

He’s worried about the impact on the economy from higher oil prices, or, as he memorably put it, becoming the next Herbert Hoover.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

McCarthy peppered journalists, congressional staff and even FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover with desperate appeals for evidence, but no one had any.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Warsh, who previously served as a Fed governor from 2006-2011, developed closer ties with Silicon Valley during more than a decade as a fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Baron Hoover replied, waving his pipe in the other direction.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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