hook
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Drivers of plug-in hybrid cars, which still use gasoline but are more fuel-efficient than gasoline cars, aren’t off the hook, either; those drivers would pay $35 every year, with the amount gradually rising to $50.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
“MSFT is now off the hook from Musk’s claims around aiding and abetting OpenAI’s s charitable trust breakup if the judge rules in favor of the jury’s ruling,” Ives added.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Carden doesn’t want taxpayers on the hook for billions more in relief payments, so she proposes using the Defense Production Act as a solution.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
If people get hosed by, say, a bear market in stocks, taxpayers will end up on the hook supporting them anyway.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
She baited her hook with a mole crab and dropped it in the water, letting it sink to the sandy ocean floor.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Vocabulary lists containing hook
Academic and Literary Vocabulary, Unit 2
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Academic Vocabulary and Literary Terms, Unit 2
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Extended Writing Project, Unit 1
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