hanging
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Japan and the United States are the only G7 countries that still impose capital punishment, with death row prisoners in Japan typically being notified of their hanging just a few hours in advance.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“I am hanging on to an academic career by my fingernails,” the 39-year-old wrote in May, as he plied his trade as a part-time postdoc at a public university in Belgium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
“I love you, too. Try to sleep,” she said just before hanging up.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
It does not, for example, permit wall hangings that don’t actually exist.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026
The bed, fitted with exquisite blue-and-white toile hangings, reflects the Washingtons’ taste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
Arriving at the Landsby, a boutique hotel featuring minimalist Scandinavian design — lots of unfinished wood, macramé wall hangings and tiled fireplaces — one needn’t worry about getting lost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
They identified eight skulls in the collection that could have been related to the 1900 hangings.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2023
“But the hangings will be clean,” Bushra says.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
