hooking

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Stellantis tries to take the edge off for workers hoofing it from outer perimeter lots, shuttling them in from some locations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The very first Great Walk, inspired by journalist Kevin Roderick’s 2005 book, “Wilshire Boulevard: Grand Concourse of Los Angeles,” had participants hoofing the entire 15-plus miles of Wilshire, from downtown L.A. to the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2024

“Some of them started hoofing the experimenter, as if they were begging for help,” he says.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 7, 2023

The sure-footed climber has been observed hoofing up to 18 miles to get to a salt lick.

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2022

I just kept sprinting in and out of darkness, hoofing it through puddles of streetlight, legs pumping, gut cramping, lungs burning, brain screaming.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx