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[hang] / hæŋ /




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A flamingo windchime and a decorative piece of art from Guadalajara, Mexico hang in front of the entrance of the home of Flamingo Garden Mobile Home Park resident Mariano Silverio Mendoza in Carson.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Cyclospora has also been known to hang around in raspberries and cilantro.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

"If we hang back and stand still this will just run right over the top of us," he said in the speech at the University of Sydney.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

"Now you hang up and you're straight on to the next call," she said.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Grandpa chuckled and said, “That’s not a bad idea either. If you could find a purple grasshopper and hang a name on it—like ‘Jay Berry’s Hopper’—it might stick.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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

Again the reigning successor to George III will be obliged to say nice words about the men his ancestor would gladly have hanged from the nearest tree.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

Historical accounts regarding what happened next are murky — some say he was hanged; others suggest he accepted a subsequent pardon from President Martin Van Buren.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 27, 2025

Shalom Nagar, the man who hanged Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Israel in 1962, has died in his late 80s.

From BBC Nov. 28, 2024

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

“When you’ve got five kids, and usually a houseful of friends hanging out, flexibility is imperative.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Both of the youngsters fledged, or took their first flight from the nest, but are still hanging around their natal digs, enjoying parental food deliveries and protection from intruders.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Linton fondly remembers the great food in the city and hanging out with friends in other bands while Burch spent downtime skateboarding in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Tolman's point highlights an important question hanging over how trade apprentices are being taught today, as technology plays an increasingly bigger role.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Setting her pocketbook down on the table, she bent over to dig in it, her hair hanging down both sides of her face.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

By the 1990s, with his investments in more elegant buildings downtown, he was playing golf with Trump, and their families hung out together.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

Borthwick was eager to focus on his team's "incredible spirit" as they hung on to win.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

An air of mystery has hung over the speech since Trump announced it on Monday, with the White House declining to give any details at all on what the 80-year-old might say.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

His friends hired a private investigator and hung fliers begging him to come back.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Mr. Keating hung on to hear the news so he could repeat it.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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