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hopper

[hop-er] / ˈhɒp ər /




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“This creates a strong platform to invest with discipline into our distinctive deep hopper of oil & gas opportunities,” BP said.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026

Bills don’t get passed merely because someone drops a draft in the hopper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025

And then in the seventh he took a hit away from Barger when he bare-handed a high hopper and threw to first, beating the runner by half a step.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2025

After watching the first six episodes of its full 12, you may thank the Universe that there aren’t more rounds in the hopper.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2025

I watched a pile of corn pour into a railroad hopper car painted with Cargill’s blue and yellow logo.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Plus, the hidden superpower of job hoppers, college dropouts who built companies and the interns taking on big roles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

But in August and September, job hoppers once again had more significant pay gains.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 22, 2025

Nearly vertical conveyor belts lifted dry ingredients high up to be deposited into hoppers where they were mixed with water and then the wet concrete was poured into waiting trucks below.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2024

Deal-chasing festival hoppers take heed of the combination DIDO/CHBP passes starting at $349.

From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2024

“Course, it wasn’t only crops they got. I left my good jacket hanging on the fence post. Danged if those hoppers didn’t munch their way through that, too.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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