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hang

[hang] / hæŋ /




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My friends don’t all know each other, so I don’t feel comfortable making them pay to hang out with a bunch of people they barely know.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

“There’s nothing right now I’m going to hang my hat on outside of, I just believe in the person and the talent,” Roberts said in a conference call Friday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

"I hope they find him and I hang on to that hope every day, maybe it will be tomorrow, it might be next year but we have to hang on to hope."

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

People should hang up the phone if they receive any calls from someone they think might be posing as Asos or another organisation, says Which? spokesperson Kat Cereda.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Sometimes I’d think, “Man, Ronnie, you need to hang it up.”

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

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

When Chernin’s Leo raises his voice in Jewish prayer before he is hanged, the memory of a man whose life was wantonly destroyed is momentarily restored.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025

A spy’s fate awaits Nathan Hale, who was captured by the British and hanged as a spy.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

"So that is why there's no state that's using hanging or has authorised that method to be used."

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

"It's unbearable. We can't open the windows, even the oranges in the garden and the laundry hanging out to dry are covered in black dust."

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

A key feature already in place, hanging from the ceiling, is an array of steel clouds packed with concrete, designed to improve acoustics and evoke a sense of airiness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Nearly two‑thirds of vehicle owners are hanging on to their cars for at least five years, up from 54% in 2024, according to data from Cox Automotive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

In wood-and-glass cases or resting on hanging shelves on the walls are specialty revolvers and sidearms.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The Giants are running the ball, playing good defense and just hung 36 on Arizona.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Clancy pleaded not guilty, and her trial recently ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

For years, home prices have marched upward, hitting new record highs as people hung on to their homes and their ultralow mortgage rates, restricting supply.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The two pictures, hung side by side in the gallery, have a wistful air, conjuring a grand and spellbinding Roman past.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Sheets and blankets had been hung between the various living quarters to make a pretense of privacy.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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