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hunker

[huhng-ker] / ˈhʌŋ kər /


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Bunker vessels hunker in the area for months or years, providing a steady supply of fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Determined to survive, Iran might initially hunker down or seek to draw out any conflict.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

"We'll get through it and we'll hunker through it and it'll be fine."

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

For flights six hours and longer, you can hunker down and make your way through a film franchise or an entire season or seasons of a television series.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

We hunker down in a shady corner to wait it out, sitting quietly within the solid walls.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell




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