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Recent Examples of hodEmployer Job title Member grade Alma mater So, later that year, the underweight teen got a job on a construction site carrying heavy loads of building materials in a hod, a three-sided wooden trough.—IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2026 When the boss brings up a subject, like the possibility of recession, subordinates will simply nod their hods.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025 For Alabama, the Tide remains at 25 commitments with a strong hod on the top class.—
Nick Alvarez | [email protected],
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14 Dec. 2022 This traditional harvest basket, also known as a hod, is used to hose off produce before bringing it inside.—
Ysolt Usigan,
Woman's Day,
26 Oct. 2022 After a red-hod start in the first half, The Pelicans (27-22) once again had their night spoiled by a third-quarter lull that allowed the Clippers to come back from a double-digit deficit.—
William Guillory,
NOLA.com,
30 Jan. 2018
The shed behind his home is practically a science lab, full of jugs and evaporators and gallons of sap.
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Rachel Siegel,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2026
Two common types of plastic — polyethylene and polypropylene, used widely to make food containers, packaging, milk jugs and bottle caps — produced the most hydroxyl radicals detected by the researchers.
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Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Oct. 2026
The Eco Discovery Center, designed like a treehouse, has a terrarium and benthic tank, while the sea cucumber nursery lets children help regenerate one of Langkawi’s most vital marine species.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Oct. 2026
In June, before either tank began leaking, the city sought quotes to rehabilitate the equipment.
After a handful of supremely mellow releases that blended lurching ’90s breakbeats with wintry, Mazzy Star-like songwriting, their third album dives into a vat of mercurial distortion and slippery, all-consuming bass.
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Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
27 Oct. 2026
After fermentation the wine was aged on the lees in stainless steel vats with frequent stirring of the fine lees.
Thoughtful details like a yoga mat, a fresh jar of bath salts, and a book left in the bathroom make the stay feel more personal than most.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Oct. 2026
Grab a bag of the Apple Cabbage Slaw Salad Kit and a tub of Seasoned Shredded Rotisserie Chicken, a loaf of Sliced Porridge Bread, and a jar of Apple Pie Spread.