hood
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Speaking of twins, Kia sent me two, nearly identical Tellurides, one with a hybrid-assisted 2.5-liter under the hood; the other powered by a non-hybrid version of the same engine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
If we lift the hood on some of these conspiracies, we can understand what people are really afraid of.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
A version of the video shared on social media shows Lopez on the hood of a police cruiser with his hands behind his back, talking to the police officers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
“But the market underneath the hood has still been affected by interest rates.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
He knelt over the raft’s edge and pulled back his hood, splashing cool water over his snout.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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A resident told UK media she had alerted emergency services after seeing three vans blocking a road near the village and a group of men wearing hoods and balaclavas.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
From where he lives on the road opposite, Ray Thompson could see "youngsters standing there with hoods on and covering their faces".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
I stuck to slapping the hoods and windows of so many cars that my hand turned black with soot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
The thin aluminum sheets produced at the plant are later stamped into fenders, hoods and other exterior vehicle parts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
When they reached the bottom it was so cold that they halted and got out cloaks and hoods, which soon became bedewed with grey drops.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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An hour before polls closed in Serbia, masked and hooded vigilantes took up position in central Belgrade.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Now the owners display an 8-foot-tall ghoulish hooded character that arches over the sidewalk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The reality competition show “The Traitors” is transforming into a sprawling entertainment franchise, with an official board game, signature hooded cloaks, and live immersive experiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Surrounded by hooded police officers, Claudia Pardo, head of communications for the prosecutor's office, denounced the raid as "illegal."
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The children, too, were peering at the black-robed, hooded men praying or carrying books—hoping that if the wicked monk himself were here, at least we would see him before he saw us.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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“I never thought I would get plastic surgery,” said Caruso, who opted in after noticing that her eyeliner no longer showed up on her eyes due to hooding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026
Zhang, an award-winning author of “How Much of These Hills Is Gold” and “Land of Milk and Honey,” was scheduled to speak at the May 8 education school doctoral hooding ceremony.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
She attended a Baptist pastor’s hooding ceremony, a public event for a Japanese sister city, and a luau held by a local nonprofit’s C.E.O.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 12, 2019
Horrified Sir John told the inquiry he had not been aware of the ruling by former Prime Minister Edward Heath in 1972 outlawing hooding.
From BBC ● May 18, 2010
At her glance the overseer blinked quickly, then composed himself, his lids hooding his little dark eyes, his rosebud mouth tightening to a slit.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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