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dangle

[dang-guhl] / ˈdæŋ gəl /




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The seats are on the side of the track, allowing riders’ feet to dangle below or above them as their seat spins forward or backward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

If they sense you’re a bored retiree, they will dangle the allure of giving your life renewed purpose.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

The piece’s hero image is Waters, sitting on a couch with what appears to be a toddler while, blurred in the foreground, a pair of baby feet dangle into the frame.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

Talley’s suncatchers dangle in the air and catch the light, an homage to algae’s most impactful contribution: producing over half of the world’s oxygen, which they do using energy from the sun.

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026

‘But it is a greater honour to dangle at your tail, Gandalf. For one thing, in that position one has a chance of putting a question a second time. Are we riding far tonight?’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Time stands still at the nearby burnt-out house of the Siman Tov family, where a wind chime dangles by the door.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The timing of Ocasio-Cortez’s egg-freezing announcement dangles a once-unimaginable prospect: that we could have a pregnant president of the United States.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

A swing dangles lazily in the middle of the room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026

It recently revamped its program, introducing a three-tier structure that offers ways to earn points faster, but also dangles exclusive merchandise and curated experiences for its top-tier members.

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

His hands gripping the wheel, his keychain dangles from the ignition.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

It’s unlikely she’d talk about the cabinet appointment Ronald Reagan dangled in front of her as she worked tirelessly to get him elected, the cabinet appointment she never got.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

Several members equipped with climbing harnesses clambered up a small tree on the school’s front lawn and dangled from its limbs on climbing ropes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

The economic progress dims hope for a nuclear deal with the U.S., since Washington has often dangled sanctions relief or economic incentives to get Pyongyang to freeze, halt or relinquish its nuclear program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

The United States and Cuba held talks this week on a US offer of $100 million in assistance, which Washington has dangled as an incentive for reforms, a US official said Tuesday.

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

The wig dangled comically from the knife’s tip.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

A $2 painting of a leopard dangling from a branch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

According to their report, investigators observed “the center conductor dangling free from the bridge section of the tower; it appeared that the remaining two conductors were not bored down to the tower bridge.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Their surfaces do not contain dangling bonds, which makes it difficult to grow an extremely thin dielectric film evenly across them.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

Footage from inside showed rescue workers in orange overalls and white helmets picking their way through a mass of twisted steel, dangling cables and chunks of ceiling.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

A mama robin hops after her fledgling, her offering of food dangling from her beak.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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