hop

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The project draws upon the group's Hop of Hope citizen rewilding programme, which has helped restore more than 8,000 large marsh grasshoppers to wetlands in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire since 2018.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Lindy Hop, the grandfather of all swing, emerged in 1920s New York during the Harlem Renaissance—an explosion of black artistic creativity following the Great Migration of blacks from the rural South to the urban North.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Hop in a Zoox, Amazon’s entry in the autonomous-vehicle race.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Afrika Bambaataa, one of the founding figures of hip-hop culture, has died at the age of 67, the Hip Hop Alliance has confirmed.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

I don’t notice how incredibly cute the words Hippity Hop sound coming out of his mouth with that accent.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson