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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
Officials on the island have deployed portable water tankers to communities, allowing residents to fill up containers and plastic jugs while their service is cut off.
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Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 Aug. 2026
Some of the jugs were the type used in North Africa and one is an older, Neo-Punic amphora, according to the Culture Ministry.
Thicker than your average tank but still lightweight enough to layer, sleeveless sweaters are an easy choice for transitional weather.
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Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
16 Aug. 2026
Imagine a 350-foot-tall orb that can be transformed into virtually anything, from a harvest moon rising over the Strip to a giant snow globe to a tank of undulating jellyfish.
And over at the Island Noodles booth, owner Parker Lake, who is Hawaiian by birth, stirred up huge vats of teriyaki chicken noodles in a flaming wok.
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John Ramos,
CBS News,
10 Aug. 2026
Co-founder and seventh-generation perfumer Aurélien Guichard was inspired by the massive metal vats that create lavender oil at Provence distillation factories.
Add the juice or vinegar, your allium, a small spoonful of mustard (if using) and a healthy pinch of salt to the jar.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Aug. 2026
Tape the loose corner to secure the cone in place and stick the cone into the jar so that there is at least 2 inches of empty space between the bait and the tip of the cone.
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Emma Jacobson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Aug. 2026