dangling

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Also percussive yet much quieter is Anri Sala’s snare drum, dangling upside down from the ceiling at Esther Schipper.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

That practice by Nixon of dangling pardons was in fact one of the grounds on which the House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach him.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

But Sokolov and Litvak leave these few real-world thematic threads dangling as they have bigger fish to fry — or pigs to roast.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

JPMorgan made a huge bet that the vibe of its shiny new headquarters—and bar—will help restore some glamour to finance at a time when tech and other industries are dangling big incentives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Roosevelt supposed that the monkey must have been dangling from a tree branch, trying to take a drink of water from the river, when the catfish swam up and ate him.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple