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hammock

[ham-uhk] / ˈhæm ək /


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The silver lake, the tropical cove and the swinging hammock loom large in summer’s mythology because they answer our desire for enclosure and immersion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

"Everyone felt dizzy, like we were being vigorously rocked on a hammock for more than two minutes. And the shaking was getting stronger by the second," said public school teacher Cesar Sundo in Lebak town.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

“Allowing myself to go outside and read in the hammock in the middle of the day or take a walk — it felt indulgent,” she says.

From MarketWatch Dec. 10, 2025

The other shows them on a hammock, with Woods lying on his back and Trump with her head resting on his chest and her arm draped around him.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 24, 2025

“What’s happening?” cried James, leaping out of his hammock.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl




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