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"We've hung on to the slow worms and they obviously like it here."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

SAN ANTONIO—As their biggest game in decades hung in the balance and the final minutes ticked off the clock, there was no question who the New York Knicks wanted with the ball in his hands.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

A woman who identified herself as Sheryl Sokoloff hung up the phone when The Times called for comment on the campaign expenditures.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The door on the woodshed hung from a single hinge.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck