hankering
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Several dogs were there, too, hunkering down with their owners.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
Many people here are just hunkering down and waiting, hoping for better times.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
During the early pandemic, a peculiar optimism bloomed among those hunkering into lockdown.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
“People are hunkering down because they think a storm is coming,” UC Berkeley labor economist Jesse Rothstein said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025
“Well,” said the apple seller, “the next time his lordship comes down here hunkering for an apple, I’ll be sure and ask him.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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