hang
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On Thursday, there were brief scuffles when police blocked protesters as they tried to hang a banner from a footbridge in the Thai capital, but there was no sign of trouble on Friday morning.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
My friends don’t all know each other, so I don’t feel comfortable making them pay to hang out with a bunch of people they barely know.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
They tore off a 42-yard touchdown run they could hang in the Louvre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
When we reached the channel, I told Roz to hang on and I squeezed the right, trigger-style throttle control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
“You remember that white girl I used to hang with back in summer camp a few years ago, Allison?”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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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
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
Medical schools received hanged criminals and deceased orphans, but demand greatly outstripped supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, 19, was found hanged in her barracks at Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire on 15 December 2021 after a Christmas party.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2025
Although she knew she had “done nothing,” she felt convicted and hanged right there in the pew— two rows down from her parents in the children’s section.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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For the past few months, the biggest threat hanging over markets has been the relentless rise in long-term Treasury yields.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
We’re in a moment where the shadow of this Cornell case is hanging so heavy.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
The brass band pauses, leaving a plaintive solo violin hanging in the air—in Bruch’s description, “an old bard who contemplates a ruined castle and laments the glorious times of old.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Bass, whose first term works against her as much as for her, is still hanging on and hanging in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Duane sauntered over to the mouth of his cave and snapped off a hanging icicle for breakfast.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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A balcony had broken off and hung at a 30-degree angle toward the water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Clancy pleaded not guilty, and her trial recently ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
For years, home prices have marched upward, hitting new record highs as people hung on to their homes and their ultralow mortgage rates, restricting supply.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
There was room for a five-month stay in Paris before the midfielder hung up his iconic Preds, winning Ligue 1 and waving an emotional goodbye in 2013.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
That particular playdate had left us with something more like a corn octopus that was far too heavy to be hung.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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