dangling

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In the past year, performative masc competitions have appeared across the country, with lesbians — hair slicked back and carabiners dangling from their Carhartt jeans — showing off in front of leering crowds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

As job seekers face one of the toughest hiring markets in years, SpaceX is dangling a tantalizing prospect: It’s hiring.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

That practice by Nixon of dangling pardons was in fact one of the grounds on which the House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach him.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

During the Iran hostage crisis, William Daugherty, a newly minted case officer in the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, was kept there, in a 4-foot-wide cell lit 24 hours by a dim, dangling bulb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The boy still stands by the side of the road, arms dangling.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes