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has hoovered

  • present perfect of hoover (3rd person singular).

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It has hoovered up brands including Joules, Fatface, Cath Kidson, and Made.com that have struggled in recent years, and employs more than 30,000 people across its businesses.

From BBC May 25, 2026

And from the economic nadir of November 2009, even as e-commerce has hoovered up market share and many chains have shrunk, total retail jobs have risen by 1.49 million, or 10.3 percent.

From Slate Apr. 21, 2017

Part of the staggering UK box-office success of the film is down to the smart way it has hoovered up the grey pound.

From The Guardian Mar. 1, 2011