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The Exxon executive threatened to fire him if he was ever injured in a bike race again, and then abruptly hung up, according to an account in “Private Empire.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

For the past two weeks, a strange vibe has hung over Roland-Garros.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Not since the legendary Fred Trueman hung up his international cricket boots in 1965 has any England bowler taken that many Test wickets at a better average.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

"We're constantly afraid," she told AFP outside her front door, above which hung a horseshoe symbolising good luck.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Betsie hung hard to my arm; she was laboring for breath as she always did when she had to walk any distance.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom