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Adoring fans named her Bukangi, from "buk hang", the Korean name of the nearby harbour.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Now, people are confessing their isolation to thousands of strangers on TikTok and Reddit hoping one of them might want to hang out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
If you want to hang with your pals, then coordinate a post-show meet-up at the bar or the diner or on the way to the subway.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
The audience appears to hang on her every word, shout and moan, erupting in explosive applause as she utters the play’s last lines, arms extended ecstatically to the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
If she lies on her stomach and puts both arms around the tree trunk, she should be able to hang on and keep her head above water.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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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
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
When Chernin’s Leo raises his voice in Jewish prayer before he is hanged, the memory of a man whose life was wantonly destroyed is momentarily restored.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025
I did not understand why men were hanged in effigy, or a boat dragged through town and burned on the Common, as if on grassy swells.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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While this is true, I can never truly enjoy a nice meal out or a new pair of shoes if any amount of debt is hanging over my head.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
The producer is hanging on a recent morning at Sound City, which looms in rock mythology as the place where Tom Petty made “Damn the Torpedoes” and Nirvana cut “Nevermind.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
We’re in a moment where the shadow of this Cornell case is hanging so heavy.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
That didn’t keep him from hanging signs on Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
His head swiveled around again until his gaze landed on Ma’s quilt hanging on the wall behind his desk.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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The result hung in the balance as the judges' scorecards were read out, with victory for either man, or a draw, seemingly possible.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
They got to meet racer Yuki Tsunoda and hung out on the track in between races.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
A balcony had broken off and hung at a 30-degree angle toward the water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 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
My hair hung to my waist, and the ribbon around it had slipped halfway down my back.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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