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haul

[hawl] / hɔl /




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A pewter tankard, a wooden junction box and a faded box containing six Christmas cards were included in the haul.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Sudden downpours can trigger mudslides—an unexpected hailstorm lashed Drolma’s SUV as she drove her haul back to town on the recent August day.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

In January, Sudanese authorities showed off a haul of some 570 items taken from the national museum, including scarab-shaped amulets, along with ancient vases and figurines.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

In Kanazawa, workers dressed in full-body overalls haul large blocks of ice across the factory floor, before starting on the delicate work of carving perfect spheres, cubes and rectangular blocks with cut corners.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

From there, it’s easy enough to haul myself up and a second later I’m once again lying on the top rail, gasping for breath.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Tongue and Robinson are the first pair of England bowlers to register five-wicket hauls in the same Test innings since Steve Harmison and Monty Panesar against Pakistan at Old Trafford in 2006.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

When Albano, a full-time content creator, posts her school supply hauls on social media, a deluge of messages come in from moms desperately asking Albano to donate items to their kids.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

Some even opt for “try-on” hauls to model their new, trendy clothes.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

Leida Bello, meanwhile, hauls her supplies home alone, where some walls are cracked and one has even collapsed.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

With an obnoxious, too-charming smile, Cardan grabs my arm and hauls me past them.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

Watch for the spikes in produce, meat and other perishable foods that have to be harvested and hauled on diesel-powered farm equipment and shipped on diesel-powered trucks.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

The Dutch sold about 59 tonnes in New York and then bought more stocks in London, meaning that amount didn't need to be hauled across the Atlantic.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Survivors were hauled back up in baskets into the helicopter.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

“We’re going to have to allow hauled water,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Then our teacher, Miss Myrt Arbuckle, hauled off and died.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

The 105 surviving crew members abandoned the vessels and began a desperate attempt to reach safety, traveling along the west coast of King William Island, Nunavut, while hauling boats on sleds.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

Pro tip: In the months leading up to the move, I also saved boxes from deliveries I received, instead of hauling them downstairs to the recycling bin.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

His job hauling buckets of sewage from the latrines was no fun.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

"Every stage is crucial," explains master cymbalsmith Hasan Seker, a burly 56-year-old who co-founded Bosphorus Cymbals in 1996 and is sweating after hauling glowing blanks into and out of the furnace.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Dad always worked from sunup until sundown in the weeks before the first snow, trying to stockpile enough money from hauling scrap and building barns to outlast the winter, when jobs were scarce.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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