hauls 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of haul
1
as in pulls
to cause to follow by applying steady force on a pair of strong oxen hauled the plow

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hauls

2 of 2

noun

plural of haul
1
as in yields
the total amount collected or obtained especially at one time our latest trip to collect shells at the beach resulted in quite a haul

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as in tugs
the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force the sharp haul strained the rope but didn't break it

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And just a few miles away, the popular Mount Washington Cog Railway hauls visitors to the summit of the property’s namesake, and the highest peak in the Northeast at nearly 6,300 feet. Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 The gang hauls the contraption to the front curb and pours their non-alcoholic beers into it. Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Even if the House hauls the budget resolution forward, Johnson’s strategy faces uncertainty in the Senate. ABC News, 22 July 2026 Having already been booked for a foul on Brobbey, Fofana hauls down Wilson Isidor and earns his club’s eighth red card of the Premier League season. Andy Naylor, New York Times, 24 May 2026 According to the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, the Thunderbirds cost taxpayers about $35 million a year in salaries, aircraft, fuel, rehearsals and the C-17 cargo plane that hauls 50-plus support crew and spare parts to every stop on the tour. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026 While the men are creeping around separately, Jerry is apprehended by a hotel employee, Fergal (Michael Patric), who hauls him off to the police station. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 May 2026 In total, the team hauls up several jugs and plates. CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026 Now, the price shock from the war with Iran has become yet another headache for the beleaguered industry that hauls 70% of all freight in America. Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
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The hauls included 553 pounds of fentanyl, 36 pounds of heroin, 2,572 pounds of cocaine and 5,077 pounds of methamphetamine. Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Still, the hauls are a promising signal for a film industry that's still chasing 2019 levels, even with the benefit of higher prices. Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 But the hauls weren’t always the same; in one of them the thieves made off only with a fake diamond worth less than $200. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026 Notably, Spider-Man 2 and The Amazing Spider-Man both opened midweek, so their three-day figures don’t represent their full weekend hauls ($180 million and and $137 million million respectively) but this is just one problem with comparisons. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Sitting above him on fundraising hauls are Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, lobbyist John Kelly, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza, Ald. Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026 Last week, a Chinese court sentenced a municipal official in Nanjing to death for accepting bribes worth a staggering $325 million, one of the biggest hauls ever. Andy Browne, semafor.com, 14 July 2026 That led to some overvaluations when assessing some teams’ draft day hauls relative to expectations. Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 26 June 2026 This is the first time Amazon’s tentpole summer sale period has been bumped up from July to late June, so shoppers can get a head start on their pre-Euro Summer hauls and daily essentials restocks. Alisa Rendor, Footwear News, 23 June 2026
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  • There’s a fun bit when Green pulls her badge to walk Reacher out through the police cordon, pretending to have placed him under arrest, but the ruse doesn’t last long.
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The curvy wood frame and oversized door pulls give the Scandi-centric piece a bit of retro appeal without feeling dated.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • Out back, a single monoshock is mounted to the massive single-sided swingarm that carries the solo rear wheel shod in a wiiiide 305/30R20 Kenda meat.
    William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Brooks ran for 106 yards on 27 carries last season while contributing primarily on special teams.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Druckenmiller warned that without fiscal discipline, efforts to tamp down yields are dangerous for markets — and also for the Treasury Department’s credibility.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The latter has so far had little effect on borrowing costs, with yields climbing back up not long after last week’s announcement.
    Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • Instead, Hongqi said the solar roof could help supply lower-voltage electrical loads, including air conditioning, refrigerators and the vehicle’s sentry or monitoring systems.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Together, Jaybush, Brad Chambers, and the American Heavy Moving team figured out a route through the city that avoided street trees, tight turns, and roads that run above old, fragile sewer pipes, which aren’t rated for heavy loads.
    Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • The European Investment Bank (EIB) estimates that roughly 200 wrecks, including warships, barges, tugs, and cargo vessels, remain scattered across a five-kilometer stretch of the river near Prahovo.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Momentus’ spacecraft can also serve as space tugs to ferry smaller satellites or experiments from one orbit to another.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • As the conflict drags on, damage to the Middle East will extend far beyond infrastructure.
    Dina Esfandiary, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And while American and Israeli strikes have battered Iran for months, the conflict has also taken a toll on Pentagon resources and American lives as the war drags on.
    Steven Beynon, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • The Sioux Falls regional water reclamation facility, which transports and treats wastewater from the city and surrounding communities is receiving $81 million in the budget.
    Gabriel Brito, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 28 Aug. 2026
  • And soon Scotty’s got a new task, too, after A’Sha transports him to a Jeffries tube to get the pod ready.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In 2025, the US State Department removed its multi-million-dollar bounties for several key Taliban leaders who had transitionally assumed top positions within the Afghan government.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Players will accept bounties, earn perks, and unlock various characters like Atsu, Oyuki, and Nagato, each with unique weapons.
    Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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