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hogged

British  
/ hɒɡd /

adjective

  1. nautical (of a vessel) having a keel that droops at both ends Compare sag

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While the headlines for markets are currently hogged by events in the Middle East, over the longer term AI-induced inflation might prove to be the more critical share-price driver.

From MarketWatch

Abroad, successive Iranian presidents have often hogged the limelight.

From BBC

It was another Winter Hill member who hogged the limelight.

From The Wall Street Journal

While Norwegian Haaland's remarkable scoring feats in this campaign - 27 now for club and country - have hogged the headlines, Foden is a key part of that "talent up front".

From BBC

Love Is All Around is a member of a very small club of hits that hogged the charts in the 1990s to the point many couldn't listen to them any more.

From BBC

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