HOV
Americanabbreviation
Etymology
Origin of HOV
1990–95
Example Sentences
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"Reminder: HOV occupants need to be actual people, not your arts and crafts project," California Highway Patrol in Haywood posted on their Facebook page on Tuesday.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Hovnanian Enterprises HOV -16.25%decrease; red down pointing triangle faced higher costs and lower margins in its fourth quarter, dragging the company to a loss.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
As of 5:40 p.m. the eastbound HOV lane was open on the freeway, but the remaining eastbound lanes were closed, according to the California Highway Patrol.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025
This is a long-standing struggle in the Southland, where Joan Didion once called HOV lanes on the freeways “a foray into bureaucratic terrorism.”
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2024
Only the left northbound HOV lane, south of 272nd Street, was open as of 12:30 p.m., causing traffic to back up about two miles, the Washington Department of Transportation said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024
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