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Eyelid lifts were one of the top five cosmetic surgeries last year; if you hang out in a certain corner of Instagram, you might not be able to escape the term bleph, short for blepharoplasty.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
To get a better feel for a community, hang around after checking out the home you are considering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Every woman wants to hang out and have brunch with her, and every man wants to date her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
On his walls, portraits of Kuwait's emir and crown prince hang alongside a plaque reading: "There is no place like the homeland, and no homeland like Kuwait."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
“You can come over too. Unless there’s some reason you don’t want to hang out with us.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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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
President Andrew Jackson issued an executive clemency that spared Wilson from being hanged for robbing the mail, but did not preclude a lengthy prison term.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2025
Brown was captured alive, swiftly tried, and sentenced to be hanged a month hence.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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“Just seeing he’s all smiles, whatever, hanging out, and then when it’s time to go you just see the fierceness in his eyes,” Turner said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
"This year, they were all really skittish... hiding under rocks. Because there's so few cuttlefish hanging out at the moment, they don't have strength in numbers."
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
I don’t want this debt hanging over my head anymore.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
He could have spent his whole life doing nothing but golfing and hanging out with Jeffrey Epstein, and he would have ended up vastly more wealthy than he is today.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Thanks for hanging out with me this summer,” I say into his soft, dark hair.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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Flags from all over the Caribbean and Africa have been hung from the windows of the houses and are draped over the shoulders of people passing by.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
She cites the difficulty of finding consistent medical care for J., the “threat of debt” that hung over their lives and the “impenetrable mazes of paperwork” in which she wandered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Jenkins says, after that, “We hung out a lot and laughed and talked … I mean, we became friends in seven episodes. In the miniseries and in life, we became friends.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
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
The smell of coal oil hung in the room.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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