hooked

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At stake is both military supremacy—rare earths are used in jet-fighter engines and weapons—and control over civilian supply chains that currently are hooked on China’s minerals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Google recently hooked up with Blackstone to create a joint venture that will specialize in renting TPUs out in the cloud.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Mcauley says he still remembers the "excitement" of going to a match for the first time with his father: "Once the game was over, that was it, I'm forever hooked."

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Financial products have been increasingly adding gamelike features that create competition or instant gratification to keep users hooked — and the latest example is a prepaid debit card with a “buy-now-pay-maybe” feature.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

A month later we hooked up in Boston, at a fancy restaurant with cloth napkins and good wine, which Farmer seemed to thoroughly enjoy.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French