dangle
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If they sense you’re a bored retiree, they will dangle the allure of giving your life renewed purpose.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
In the dining room, vintage Doyle Lane ceramic beads dangle from a Mission-style wooden clock while designer handbags are draped over chairs and hat racks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
It makes no logical sense to lower the retirement age and then dangle a new benefit to encourage employees to work longer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Here’s what can’t be denied: The Sunshine State’s reputation as the nation’s dangle, Heaven’s lobby, and a land of swamp creatures and crocodile wrestlers and Disneyworld and Mar-A-Lago and, somehow, Miami.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
She studies me as I dangle, her eyes as dark as mahogany.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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Time stands still at the nearby burnt-out house of the Siman Tov family, where a wind chime dangles by the door.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
A coyote is bathed in red light; a cougar stalks near a grand piano; a man stands in a tropical jungle surrounded by mist; a pay phone off the hook dangles by its cord.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
My free hand dangles close enough to touch the sand.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
It recently revamped its program, introducing a three-tier structure that offers ways to earn points faster, but also dangles exclusive merchandise and curated experiences for its top-tier members.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
The camera around my neck dangles like it’s about to give up also.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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Tom Cruise has dangled from cliffs, skyscrapers and planes, but oil magnate Digger Rockwell is his riskiest role in eons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
In September, he dangled a naked ultimatum: Either ABC “took action” against Kimmel, or the network would face severe regulatory consequences.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
While firefighters manned the hoses, climbers like Ivan Khmelnytsky dangled from ropes and cut the holes in the roof to put the solution on the hot spots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Sanchez also dangled the prospect of a massive port deal for American investors -- one that would rival a Chinese port concession at Chancay north of Lima that has long irked the White House.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Chains of jewel-colored silk scarves stretched across the walls and dangled from the ceiling.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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Drivers pack their cars with air fresheners—and not just the dangling kind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
According to their report, investigators observed “the center conductor dangling free from the bridge section of the tower; it appeared that the remaining two conductors were not bored down to the tower bridge.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 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
Footage from inside showed rescue workers in orange overalls and white helmets picking their way through a mass of twisted steel, dangling cables and chunks of ceiling.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
My right foot is still lifted, dangling helplessly.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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