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dangling

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It’s also compounding an unprecedented poaching spree of top performers across the top law firms, with competitors dangling lucrative compensation packages and senior positions and sometimes hiring away entire teams.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 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

There’d be supporting towers on park property, with cables dangling overhead, and a gondola station just outside the park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

"If we don't get one fish, we try another. We survive by mixing everything," she said, dangling two freshly caught guitarfish from her hands.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Corey slumped forward, his elbows on his knees, his hands dangling.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham




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