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hunker

[huhng-ker] / ˈhʌŋ kər /


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There are also cots and showers for technicians who might hunker down during extreme weather to keep the servers running.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Jump into an affordable public pool or hunker down at a public library, free museum, or one of the city’s public cooling centers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

When smoke billowed from the damaged Fairmont The Palm hotel, he decided to hunker down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

Determined to survive, Iran might initially hunker down or seek to draw out any conflict.

From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026

On these artificial hills, people hunker down to watch what’s happening.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell




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