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
In U.S. television, there’s a tendency to open every piece of sports programming with a clash of cymbals and a rhinoceros jumping through a flaming hoop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 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
Every time we get to a new town we cruise into whatever shopping center there is and ask random people to make a small donation to help our hoop squad.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
The change removes some administrative hoops, said Frank Bisignano, CEO at the IRS.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 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
Federal statutes require the secretary of defense, or secretary of one of the services, to jump through various hoops in order to delay the promotion of an officer.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
The name 25416 may not appear on many replica vests, but it can shoot hoops like no-one else.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
I run my hands through my hair as I move toward the hoops again.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
"Yoooooo, I thought you was left-handed from how you hooped," a beady-eyed boy named Kareem chuckled, hold- ing a perfectly twisted piece of paper.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2022
They explored the extensive grounds, hula hooped on the lawn, and played volleyball.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2021
The North Carolina native — and devoted Penny Hardaway fan — hooped growing up and tried out for the team at St. John’s University in New York, where he attended college.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2021
“And we all collectively hooped and hollered,” Okumoto said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 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
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
There was never any of the hooping and hollering you got at football or basketball games.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
