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[hook-uhp] / ˈhʊkˌʌp /


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It takes five to 10 years to get a grid hookup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025

The ads seem to be addressing a growing cultural dating trend where people, mostly young women, are engaging in voluntary celibacy, citing disillusionment with online dating and hookup culture.

From Salon ● May 15, 2024

Meanwhile, sound designer Johnnie Burn, also recently of “Nope” and “Poor Things,” is on video hookup all day from Brighton, sharing ideas, trying out remixes on the fly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024

She appeared via video hookup wearing a dark protective vest.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2023

I have a pretty good auditory-nerve hookup with my feed, so the sound is real spink, and it’s good to move to.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson

That reflects higher capital expenditures: The company has been accelerating its spending on fiber optics, which deliver high-speed internet hookups to U.S. households.

From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026

And even if the residents are allowed to return, they wouldn’t be able to build new homes until the owners fix or replace damaged foundations and hookups for electricity and plumbing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

The utility recently installed water hookups for one secluded mountaintop community that had been relying on cisterns and a truck hauling creek water—a project Brewster said took six years to accumulate enough government money for.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

The couple also added a pullout sofa in the living room and RV hookups in the backyard, hoping to accommodate more friends and family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2024

There are shots of workers double-checking the tech hookups.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu


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