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hail

[heyl] / heɪl /








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Maybe L.A. voters took pity on visitors to their grungy city who are required to pay a surcharge merely to hail an Uber from Los Angeles International Airport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The four MPs hail from across the political spectrum and made the trip to the island as part of a cross-party delegation, with New Zealand noting its lawmakers have visited Taiwan for decades.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

All hail a new Eggers book that’s character-driven, focusing on the long friendship between Robert “Cricket” Dibb and Olympia Argyros, close in age but years apart psychically.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

As often as critics hail Quentin Tarantino for making movies about movies, the Wu-Tang Clan deserves credit for mainstreaming Asian action cinema.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

So she lost her footing and tumbled down the steps amid a clanking metallic hail of small cans.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick




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