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hangout

[hang-aut] / ˈhæŋˌaʊt /


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The 55-year-old former nuclear engineer has put his mind to the task of making a trip to Guitar Center a fun hangout again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Giuliana Calia, a Ph.D. student in New York, and her partner, a medical student in Michigan, had to cancel a hangout they had planned for this weekend after Spirit’s closure.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

How did a venue once considered a "dropout's hangout" become snooker's ultimate stage?

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

But I find that I miss, unexpectedly, the culture of the potluck hangout: the casual gathering built around the modest premise that everyone brings something and the group shares.

From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026

Over the past few years, the Basement had become a highly exclusive hangout for elite gunters.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Mileva blocked Madelyn’s internet access, and has been trying to fill her daughter’s time with more in-person hangouts with friends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

All that promise started to wither around 2015, as social media giants gobbled up more and more of the profits that kept earlier hangouts afloat.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

The hegemony of claw machines has also gone hand in hand with a gradual transformation of urban hangouts.

From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025

It’s those small gestures during their hangouts — like Dennis refraining from correcting Roman’s misuse of idioms — that forge a special if imbalanced dynamic as they try to fill their respective voids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025

The Hardcastle Mall used to be one of my favorite hangouts.

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman




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