hops
Britishplural noun
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He hops on a Peloton or other spin bike and works out for an hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Chargers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel hops on the field at training camp in El Segundo in July.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Araki’s screenplay, written alongside his “Now Apocalypse” series co-writer Karley Sciortino, hops back and forth between the time before Erika’s vanishing and immediately after.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
As a recently fledged bird hops around on the ground, unfamiliar choughs swoop down and gently herd it away to join them—that’s how desperate these birds are for helpers.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
Justin asks David as he hops down the stairs.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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