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Confidence among U.S. home builders barely picked up in August as high mortgage rates, rising construction costs and economic uncertainty continue to hang over the housing market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 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
"People are uncomfortable, they don't want to hang around in the heat and chat," he told the BBC on the hottest day of the year.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
“I think I have the hang of it.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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
Medical schools received hanged criminals and deceased orphans, but demand greatly outstripped supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
His performance as the naïve young seaman, hanged for killing an officer in self-defence, won him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe for Best Newcomer.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2025
He is assuming that at sunup, Captain Smith will be hanged and I will become another man’s servant.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
The two girls, who had just started their senior year, were hanging out at Maddalyn’s house that evening when she left to drive Isabell home, promising to be back for dinner, Dailey said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
His second reason to remain upbeat is that most stocks have been hanging in there even as major indexes drop, due to “resilient” market breadth — the number of stocks rising versus those falling.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Gilles Villeneuve's left rear wheel is barely hanging on to his Ferrari after he spun out of the lead in 1979 because of a punctured tyre.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
"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
I drew in a deep breath of the sweet-scented air and let it out, letting go of all the frustration and the dark mood that had been hanging over me.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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
Elsewhere in Washington, the now-defunct US Institute of Peace was also renamed after Trump, and his face has stared down from huge banners hung outside the Justice and Agriculture Departments.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
A cloud hung over our street for weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The door that Glenn was closing hung loose in his blackened hand.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
