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Fortunately, he says, he still gets to the city often, whether it’s to his gig as a host on Shade 45, Eminem’s Sirius XM channel, or to hang out with his pals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
As for the Supreme Court, retirement does not appear imminent for either of the justices considered the most likely to hang up their robes -- 76-year-old Samuel Alito and 78-year-old Clarence Thomas.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Many customers might hang on to older phones longer if they see prices as out of reach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
We’d hang out in the Goldilocks Zone, far enough away from home to avoid nagging responsibilities but close enough to sell to my overworked parents.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
So I hang my clothes to dry and make tea.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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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
Another associate of Epstein, French modelling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, was found hanged in his Paris prison cell in 2022.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 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
Speer was given a 20-year prison sentence while Fritz Sauckel, Hitler’s general plenipotentiary for labor mobilization, was hanged for almost exactly the same crimes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
I did not understand why men were hanged in effigy, or a boat dragged through town and burned on the Common, as if on grassy swells.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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Even wispier is the hanging sculpture of Kay Sekimachi, who pioneered the use of monofilament nylon, and whose “Ogawa II” makes you feel you are looking through gossamer frost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
As always, a conversation with Moby is a fascinating journey, from lessons on fame to tales of hanging with David Bowie and Lou Reed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
But then he managed to get booted from even that gig after he scolded Americans for hanging out at the mall instead of studying.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
Some of the "hanging coffins" can still be seen on nearby Sagada cliffs.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
She just touched the tail hanging down from Tansy’s wrist.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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His heads are life-size, hung at Lévy Gorvy Dayan at eye level, and we are compelled toward them to begin a conversation with their subjects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The highlight is probably “How Many Friends,” which is the heartbreaker on the album; Daltrey’s read of it nails the pathos, but this version makes you wish that Pete maybe hung onto it for himself.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026
"Were they made earlier and kept until the moment of death? Were they painted at the time the deceased was buried? Were they panels that were hung in homes, in residences?" he asked.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
In a single speech Arnon shattered a taboo which had hung over Thai society for the whole of its modern history.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Men’s shirts hung shoulder to shoulder on wash lines strung between posts under the glaring sun.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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