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hopper

[hop-er] / ˈhɒp ər /




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"We've got a lot of things in the hopper," he said.

From BBC Feb. 10, 2026

“This creates a strong platform to invest with discipline into our distinctive deep hopper of oil & gas opportunities,” BP said.

From MarketWatch Feb. 10, 2026

Bills don’t get passed merely because someone drops a draft in the hopper.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 26, 2025

After watching the first six episodes of its full 12, you may thank the Universe that there aren’t more rounds in the hopper.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2025

Enrique flees from car to car, more than twenty in all, struggling to keep his footing each time he leaps from a hopper to a fuel tanker, which is lower and has a rounded top.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

China has built the robotic infrastructure—sensors, hoppers and relay satellites—needed for a permanent lunar base.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

However, earlier in 2025, job stayers actually saw more wage growth than job hoppers.

From MarketWatch Jan. 21, 2026

The centre still contains the grain hoppers which are individually numbered and almost reach the full height of the building.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2024

During the last decade, this group exhibition has become a must-see for gallery hoppers who have flocked to view the works of such boldface art-world names as Mark Ryden, Tracey Emin and Jill Greenberg.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 16, 2024

It is early April 2000, and they have made it nearly a third of the way up the length of Mexico, a handful of migrants riding on boxcars, tank cars, and hoppers.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario




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