hook
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Fidelity will let investors off the hook by day 16, but most other brokers discourage flipping for 30 calendar days.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
But because they did that, it gave the judge a hook to say, We’re not going to be a party to it.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
“Everyone was like, ‘We heard you work at Big Ranch, can you hook us up?’” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Dumping war costs on the nation’s credit card puts taxpayers on the hook — not only for the conflict’s principal amount but the interest on it.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
She baited her hook with a mole crab and dropped it in the water, letting it sink to the sandy ocean floor.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Vocabulary lists containing hook
Academic and Literary Vocabulary, Unit 2
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Academic Vocabulary and Literary Terms, Unit 2
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Extended Writing Project, Unit 1
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