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The BBC found flats owned by Mr Athwal contained dirty communal areas, lights that did not work and fire alarms hanging loose from the ceiling.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2024

He made the world more beautiful, which is always revolutionary, no matter whether the canvas is big or small, taut, or hanging loose like a hammock on a summer’s day.

From Washington Post • Jun. 28, 2022

Erika Thompson is dressed in an open denim button-down, with her hair hanging loose around her face, as she reaches with her bare hands into a swarm of bees.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2021

Zooming from her home in Manhattan Beach, Calif., she’s wearing a sparkly silver top, her blond hair hanging loose over her shoulders; behind her, a couple of acoustic guitars lean against a sage-colored wall.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2021

In the summer he would come out wearing a yellow or green polo shirt stuffed sloppily into his trousers in front and hanging loose behind.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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