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The fish was so heavy that it bent the hook on the weighing scales.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

The clutch stack arrangement of the triaryltriazine molecules enabled adjacent molecules to hook on to each other as the phenylene rings rotated, much like interlocking gears.

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2024

“With the national team, every game counts. It’s important, the results. But in this game, it’s much more important to see which players can hook on with the national team.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023

You have to have this hook on the humanity.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2022

Anna May grabbed a vest and a suit jacket from a hook on the wall and chucked them onto the counter for James.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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