hock
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Markets are likely to expect higher U.K. public spending under Burnham due to his past comments that the U.K. shouldn’t be “in hock to the bond markets,” Deutsche Bank strategists said in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
In the New Statesman, he said: "We've got to get beyond this thing of being in hock to the bond markets".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025
Razor-sharp teeth and surgical precision allow the bats to make an incision in an animal, such as in the hock of a cow, without the animal feeling it.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024
A spokesperson for Co-op said that "every effort" was made to minimise the occurrence of hock burn, also known as hock marking.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024
“Get the ham hock out, make sure you got enough water in there, that’s right. Now turn up the flame. See that little bubble there, that means the water’s happy.”
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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