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hilt

[hilt] / hɪlt /




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American refiners including Marathon Petroleum MPC 2.50%increase; green up pointing triangle and Valero VLO 2.44%increase; green up pointing triangle say they are cranking out diesel to the hilt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

A harpoon gun from "Jaws," a jacket worn by "The Terminator," and a "Star Wars" lightsaber hilt and C-3PO head are among the eye-catching items to be sold at auction next month.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Suzy Spilling and her husband Colin invested in four rental properties to fund their retirement - including two flats in Salford "mortgaged to the hilt".

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025

It’s a tough job, but Rebecca, an ebullient, wisecracking, fist-bumping whirling dervish, is more than up to the task and Sherman plays the offbeat role to the hilt.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2023

Kasusu had been thrust halfway into the wall and Belet's jacket was hanging off the hilt.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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