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“There is no legal authority as of right now that I can hang my hat on that can give you the kids,” she told Simpson.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Everyone will hang on the words of Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, a man who has made a public point of saying as little as possible.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

The slog of counting ballots in California continued Friday as some races hang in the ballots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

"The last thing I'm going to do is hang my head when the truth is on my side," he said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

It was hard at first, but he got the hang of it.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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

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

Anyone who still uses hanged in such cases should be suspended.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

"The first thing he would've done if he'd seen someone hanging from a tree or in danger, he would've cut them down and tried to perform CPR," Tony Nye said of his brother.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

She tracked him down and they became friends, hanging out and listening to music.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

“Any credible path toward de-escalation and freer flows through Hormuz would ease one of the biggest risk premiums hanging over crude.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

They’re kidding, but he invites himself along anyway, in the hope that hanging with 20-somethings will miraculously make him hip.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

She rummages around in her handbag, which is hanging off the back of her chair.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Prosecutors will also decide on the next steps on the hung jury verdicts - whether to press ahead or not on those charges.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

The deceptively simple work is part sculpture, part assemblage, part collage and features a vintage wooden ironing board set beside a white sheet hung on a line with six wooden clothespins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

I often hung out there after school in the late 1960s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

A poster hung outside the school for upcoming municipal elections -- a rare reminder that life, for those who remain, has not frozen in time.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

In fact, everything about him seemed to be rotting: from his empty, festering eye socket to his toothless black gums, and his shattered nose, from which hung a loop of greenish-yellow slime.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver