hanging

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More than a century ago, psychologist Wolfgang Köhler showed that chimpanzees could suddenly solve unfamiliar problems by combining objects in new ways, such as stacking boxes to reach a banana hanging overhead.

From Science Daily • Jul. 3, 2026

The specter of SpaceX is hanging over AT&T, Verizon and other telecommunications stocks as investors fear an Elon Musk-led industry shakeup.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026

Visitors to the nation’s capital are being met with cranes hanging over the White House and construction at the site of the demolished East Wing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

Our example, upfitted with the Launch Package specification, did just that, ripping away from red lights like a spooked tarpon, and me just hanging on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

I pretended that I’d never come home from school to an empty house, drawers opened, furniture upturned, doors hanging from their hinges.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler