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dangling

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It incentivized competition in part by dangling more than $500,000 in prize money for each player on the winning team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Their surfaces do not contain dangling bonds, which makes it difficult to grow an extremely thin dielectric film evenly across them.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

The bank is competing in an increasingly heated wealth-management industry, where high-end clients who pay big fees are treated with white-glove service and are constantly lured by rivals dangling access to special funds and services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Merz's intention to sack Schnieder leaked last week but the minister was left dangling in the post after Merz's initial pick for his replacement pulled out.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

I rubbed my shoulder, then froze as he walked into the kitchen with rumpled bed head and Lumpy’s leash dangling from his hand.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence




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