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[lohd] / loʊd /






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Then Díaz walked David Hamilton to load the bases.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

“People really are saying, ‘I don’t know if I’m going to do a full load of groceries or I’m going to put my electric bill on a credit card this month.’

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Reports at the time indicated that the club could have gone into bankruptcy over its massive debt load.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

"Luckily it was a Sunday, otherwise the load would have already ended up in landfill," the boss told Italian broadcaster TGCOM24.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

But Nim got another load and then another, till she had twenty fat coconuts heaped on the rocks, and then she hurled them into the water one by one.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

Dan Miller, a 43-year-old software developer in Raleigh, N.C., found the banana hooks he made to hang under his cabinet weren’t strong enough to support certain loads.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

"I'm going to take two telescopes, some equipment and offer experiences for all ages. UK Astronomy has donated loads of solar glasses," he said.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Or can we have a Zoom because I have loads of questions?’” she says.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The catering truck, which typically loads in-flight meals, parked on the right side of Air Force One, partially shielded from media cameras.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

“I liked the D.A.! I learned loads with you!”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

In Cali, in the southwest, Jorge Leon described the pain of "starting all over again" as he walked beside a yellow truck loaded with his belongings.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

The Dodgers are the large-market powerhouse loaded with star power seeking their third straight World Series trophy.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Earlier this week, authorities tried to increase the water flow to the plant - which uses the Danube for cooling - by sinking barges loaded with rocks in the river.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Experts say the refurbished phone was likely loaded with spyware, and that she could have combated this by restoring factory settings before setting it up.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

The ships were loaded with guns and other munitions, gold, silver, foodstuffs, livestock, and nearly a thousand sailors and Protestant colonists called Huguenots seeking freedom in the New World.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

One of the final major tests before launch integration will involve loading cryogenic propellants.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

A man was seen loading several items into a vehicle at the property, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

At the weekly market in the southern Romanian town of Calarasi, Florica Vasile goes from vendor to vendor loading her shopping trolley with vegetables the locals say are cheaper than anywhere else in the city.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

And then there’s the device itself—the smartphone that never leaves your hand, with an infinite scroll of live shows running around the clock, one loading automatically beneath the last.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

All the other buses are loading up except for us.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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