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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.—
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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
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.
Caglianone should take advantage of his matchup against a homer-prone and fly-ball pitcher by launching a home run tonight and cash in for bettors who take advantage of his alluring +489 odds to hit a home run.
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Josh Shepardson,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2026
With 50 games to go after the deadline, the Tigers insist that trading one of the best pitchers on the planet plus another key part of their top-notch rotation does not constitute waving the white flag.
Both men were arrested in February 2018 and remain on bail awaiting trial.
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Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Aug. 2026
Jason Christopher Puopolo, the former West Sacramento parks operations superintendent, was released from custody after posting a $10,000 bail bond on April 20, Yolo Superior Court records show.
Botticelli Foods initiated the recall on July 17 after Walmart learned that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services had tested three jars of the product at a store and found salmonella.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2026
Production stays deliberately close to home, built on short supply chains, so the distance between the valley and the jar is measured in kilometers, not continents.
The company said the hot tub is completely drained, cleaned and refilled with fresh water in between sessions.
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Brandon Truitt,
CBS News,
11 Aug. 2026
Our suite was soothing in shades of gray and came with a black round dining table, a bathroom with a tub, a spacious closet with a vanity and a balcony with seating.