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It was run by a man in his early 40s with a single gold hoop and a tight gray bun.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Wizened and creased, with a hoop the size of a quarter dangling in his left ear, he relies on gestures—shrugs, grimaces, guffaws—to flesh out responses that lean terse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

In her song Wi$h Li$t, from her last album, Swift fantasised about settling down with Kelce, sketching out an idyllic future in which they have "a couple kids" and "a driveway with a basketball hoop".

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Hilton then revealed there is even a basketball hoop inside the “doggy mansion,” as her son joined his sister in claiming the home for his own, stating: “This is my house, too.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

She had a tiny hoop ring in her nose.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

Ozuna said that her daughter, the kindergarten teacher, holds a college degree and is working toward becoming a certified teacher but has struggled to get through a series of financial hoops.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

So they ran routes in the frontyard or shot hoops in the driveway or rode bikes in the neighborhood, anything to stave off the inevitable draw of mindless videos on YouTube.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Physical activity and movement, like playing freeze tag or shooting hoops during recess, can improve information processing, executive function, attention, and memory, research suggests.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

The ride was constructed last year using repurposed farm materials, including strawberry polytunnel hoops and an old tipper lorry trailer.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

She was large, and had silver hoops in her ears.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

But such was Kevin's affection that long after it was over, the green-and-white hooped jersey remained his go-to match day uniform.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

At the dojo on a recent Tuesday, Blanck hooped and hollered as Eden climbed a rope to the ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025

The fishermen of Janitzio island with their shallow boats and hooped, figure-eight nets were made famous by photographers and filmmakers in the 1940s and 50s as a symbol of Mexico’s folk traditions.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2024

The basketball players hooped in them, and the hustlers hustled in them.

From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2023

There must be one of those hooped contraptions underneath, for the skirt billows outward from her waist like an upside-down teacup.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

Duckett nicked a Foulkes ball from round the wicket that angled in before moving away and Root was bowled by a hooping inswinger, albeit one not full enough for his booming drive.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2025

Rasheed Smith, a Venice basketball player who played in the Legends game Sunday, has been hooping on the boardwalk for 48 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2025

He reveals that he sprained it while hula hooping and he even shows photos.

From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2023

“He’s a great competitor. I like going against him. And he was hooping tonight for sure. He shot the ball exceptionally well and kept them in the game,” James said.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2023

I was somebody else there: Mr. In-Your-Face, jiving and driving, looping and hooping, staying clean and being mean, the inside rover till the game was over.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers