Example Sentences
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Comparable issuance took place in 2021, as investors hoovered up shares of special-purchase acquisition companies, also known as SPACs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Local papers faltered as the tech platforms hoovered up their advertising dollars.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025
In good spirits, she joked: "They hoovered out the blood clot… they literally hoovered me which is ironic isn't it."
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025
And Long Beach offers just one example of how personal data is being hoovered up by local governments statewide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2024
Rex got to the ball, hoovered it up, and started back towards Alex.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
