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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

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

Intuitive Machines, who made the hopper, say it can travel to places that other machines, like robots with wheels, can't reach or would take a very long time to get to.

From BBC Mar. 6, 2025

Whenever Joe Mondragon felt really nervous, he charged into his chicken shed and started madly catching the English sparrows that fed on the hen scratch Joe kept in a long aluminum hopper in there.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Both the pandemic and several waves of corporate layoffs since mean that many more people look like job hoppers these days—and that employers are scrutinizing their job history, recruiters say.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

However, earlier in 2025, job stayers actually saw more wage growth than job hoppers.

From MarketWatch Jan. 21, 2026

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

They eat food pellets from hoppers in their cages and drink from bottles fitted with eyedroppers.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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