hang
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Luke got to hang out in the training room and on the field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The other night he got off at 11 p.m., and he came over to hang out but we didn’t go to bed until 1 a.m.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
When I first approached the man behind the counter, he had introduced himself as Bill, saying, “I sort of hang around.”
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
“I was like there’s no way, but then I thought ‘Hang on, hang on, hang on,’” Christiane said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
“But these are beautiful, Theo. They could hang in a museum, except that—” And then I don’t know how to finish the sentence.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
In November, Hasina was found guilty by a Dhaka court of crimes against humanity and sentenced to be hanged -- a verdict she described as "political vengeance dressed up as law".
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
It reminds me of the old joke about the guy in the Wild West who, before he was hanged for horse stealing, said “This will be a real lesson to me,” mournfully, from the scaffold.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
Again the reigning successor to George III will be obliged to say nice words about the men his ancestor would gladly have hanged from the nearest tree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
The cover of a book held at a Suffolk museum was recently found to be made from the skin of a man hanged for a notorious murder almost 200 years ago.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025
According to family lore, my great-grandmother’s great-grandmother’s great-grandfather was the first European person hanged in North America.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
"The harvest is hanging by a thread," he told AFP from his vineyard in the village of Spay, looking out over the Rhine and hills scorched a deep brown by the heat.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
You ask, “Should I sell $1,000 in stocks because the market is overheated and I have this car loan hanging over my head?”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
An eagle believed to be Jackie started hanging around the old nest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Six challenges to help you bring back the lost art of hanging out.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
With front legs shaking, Handsome forced himself to take another step so that now he straddled two rocks, with his belly hanging over the water that rushed between them.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
Berner warned that new homeowners should not get hung up on their home’s value after they move in, as it could lead to unnecessary anxiety.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Out in the parking lot, I hung out for some time before another car arrived, a blue Chevy Silverado with Illinois plates.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
But Williamson, 34, hung in and stung the challenger in the eighth round.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The Kospi plunged more than 12 percent at one point to extend Tuesday's near-11 percent collapse as chipmakers SK hynix and Samsung were hung out to dry.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The door that Glenn was closing hung loose in his blackened hand.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
