hoop
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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
And, yes, one showed the incident with parade security, along with the caption “I hoop bro I swear” and four laughing-until-crying emojis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
"All anyone needs to play basketball is a ball and a hoop, a surface that you can dribble on, and New York City has an awful lot of that kind of space," she said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
As I grasped onto the leather hoop hanging from the rods overhead, my skin prickled with the disquieting sense of being watched.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
The change removes some administrative hoops, said Frank Bisignano, CEO at the IRS.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
"An opt-out scheme just reverses that default and makes us go through hoops to preserve it."
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Every voter needs to accept responsibility for ensuring they are registered, and must jump through whatever hoops are necessary in order to cast a vote in November.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
In addition to the prison facility swap issue, there’s also the problem that litigation takes time, and there are extra procedural hoops a prisoner has to jump through before bringing a case in federal court.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
There are rows of hoops, each wider than the next, that hang from the waist.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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
Stripes, hooped and halved were as adventurous as designs got.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 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
They explored the extensive grounds, hula hooped on the lawn, and played volleyball.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2021
Mitsima rolled out another piece of clay into a long flexible cylinder, hooped it into a circle and pressed it on to the rim of the cup.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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
“I’ve been hooping my whole life,” Salazar said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2025
He reveals that he sprained it while hula hooping and he even shows photos.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2023
Up on top, as the childlike dancers stopped wrangling and hula hooping and settled down on the grass, Victor sang about how she would like to disappear into a welcoming sunset.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
I'm saving all my energy to keep hooping for at least five more hours.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
