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[lohd] / loʊd /






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Every month, you can load money that was disbursed from the 529 onto the card and instruct your niece only to use it for qualified expenses, like rent and food.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

"When we started to look at them we did notice some very strange shipments of goods - a container load of hats to Switzerland seemed odd because they were actually Swiss hats," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

My wife and I are both pescatarian, so we usually load up on the veggies and pick whatever fish dish they have.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

As in, get a load of this character.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

“I can load some of the stuff into my backpack,” I say.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

The S5 comes into its own at highway speeds: Big, stable, refined, quiet, loads of reserve.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

The truth is it’s a bit of both—a baseball team needs smart management and talent development, but having loads of money can make up for mistakes and increase the franchise’s margin for error.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

"They will be invited to lots of parties and not invited to loads and you'll stop counting them," she says.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The deck replacement is necessary because traffic loads on the span have become increasingly heavy, and salt air has eroded bridge materials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Hela took out the last few loads and dumped them behind the toilets,” Max says.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

The oil from Rosebank would be loaded onto tankers via a gigantic hose and nozzle, which looks like the super-sized pump of an enormous floating filling station.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

A short distance from the nursery, workers in white protective suits loaded a child-sized coffin into the back of a pickup truck.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

At 8:26 a.m., a red and white 18-wheeler loaded with chips pulls out of the yard near McFarland and turns south.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Others tried the biggest commercial trucks that weigh up to 80,000 pounds when fully loaded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

The boys came out of the master’s house carrying the ice chests full of fish and loaded them onto the boat, then Mr. Kofigah sparked his motor and zoomed off.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

The ship left Russia's Baltic port of Primorsk overnight, after loading nearly 300,000 barrels of diesel at the oil terminal there, Kpler said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

This year's team will install beams and props to help the buildings withstand increased precipitation and snow loading, as well as monitor the penguins.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The type of movement being taught, and whether it successfully reduces harmful joint loading, appears to matter.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

He only wavered in the fifth, loading the bases with a pair of singles and a four-pitch walk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Only a couple of cars and loading vans were parked there.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi


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