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[hohst] / hoʊst /




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Defra will host the first meeting on Wednesday, bringing together the Met Office, Environment Agency and mayoral authorities as well as the farming, water and insurance industries.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The discovery may also provide new insights into the evolution of planets and brown dwarfs that orbit near their host stars.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

I think people assume that the guy who created “The Twilight Zone” and was this really creepy, ominous host must have been this very dark and tormented person.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

Some fraternities are paired with sororities, teaming up to host campus events or charitable activities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“Welcome to Camp Laurence!” said the young host, as they landed with exclamations of delight.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

A team monitoring the livestreams guides the hosts and adjusts the featured products they talk about in real-time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The Reckitt hosts respond rapidly, a sort of interactive infomercial.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

It includes a luxurious clubhouse, a gift store and hosts frequent social events for members.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Malaysia hosts more than 215,000 refugees and asylum seekers registered with the United Nations refugee agency, including more than 126,000 Rohingya from Myanmar -- its largest refugee community.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

In short, diseases represent evolution in progress, and microbes adapt by natural selection to new hosts and vectors.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Doncic has been high on him since the Lakers star hosted a five-day minicamp for the team in his home country of Slovenia in August.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Its Music Academy hosted traveling festivals and workshops until 2019, and the company still partners with electronic music festivals, including sponsoring a seven-city Midsummer series this past June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The property has hosted a slew of A-lister guests, including Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Australia hosted a divisional clash between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams last month, while the Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys played out a thriller in Brazil last week.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

At the hotel we’ve hosted big, fancy lunch- eons and dinners before, but nothing quite this big.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

Launched in 2009, the show was a pioneer of the long-form video-podcast format, with Rogan hosting fellow comedians, Hollywood A-listers, politicians, scientists and authors for wide-ranging conversations sometimes running over three hours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

So they suggested that they start by hosting a parking lot party.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

There’s no shortage of cabinet storage or counter space, and a pass-through window connects the room to an outdoor patio, making hosting and cleanup a breeze.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

The mum-of-three was found dead at home her home in Sandringham "while hosting a children's sleepover", the paper reports.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Did the bell on the door even ring? I must be losing the hosting touch if I missed that completely.”

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden




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