hanging around
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We saw crowds of shop workers from Kyiv's biggest department store hanging around the streets during an alert, forced to leave their work place but not fearful enough to seek shelter.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Data centers “are the anchor hanging around Husted’s neck,” said the memo, which was first obtained by Axios.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Instead of hanging around the fringes of the NFL, Wright walked away from the pros—to go back to the college game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Lemon sparkling water forms the backbone, amplified with an extra squeeze of whatever citrus is hanging around the kitchen—lemon, lime, orange, even grapefruit.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
As an athlete, I had the ultimate prize hanging around my neck, an Olympic medal.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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