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hookup

[hook-uhp] / ˈhʊkˌʌp /


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As I recounted in my book “The New Deal: A Modern History,” Smith’s keynote speech at the league gala was broadcast on a national radio hookup.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

The hedge-born man conceived in a hookup under the hawthorn bushes in 17th-century Britain was the direct linguistic ancestor of today’s naked short-sellers.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

"Getting the hookup, being proud of the food you bring in and giving meatballs to people. That's our people, and I'm happy with it."

From Salon Mar. 27, 2024

He wrote that the group has done other research, in addition to the analysis of dating and hookup apps.

From Washington Post Mar. 9, 2023

Arrangements were made for press coverage, for sound amplification, and for a coast-to-coast radio hookup that would broadcast the concert to the nation.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman

Its customers need to build enough clean rooms to house the machines they want to buy, a massive undertaking that requires construction expertise, power hookups and abundant energy supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 25, 2026

That reflects higher capital expenditures: The company has been accelerating its spending on fiber optics, which deliver high-speed internet hookups to U.S. households.

From Barron's Apr. 23, 2026

The couple also added a pullout sofa in the living room and RV hookups in the backyard, hoping to accommodate more friends and family.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2024

Most people alive today carry traces of genes inherited from Neanderthals—the enduring legacy of prehistoric hookups with our extinct cousins.

From Science Magazine May 22, 2024

Then she starts tearing off the hookups to her senses.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson




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