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They hang about 20 feet down and stretch about 20 feet out.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2023

But most of all it is unexpectedly fun, drawing you through its world of not-very-good-at-this criminals, low-lifes and people who want little more than to just hang about with verve and panache.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2020

She said she would hang about 20 masks at a time, and within an hour they’d be gone.

From Washington Times • May 1, 2020

How lovely to see a long-forgotten favourite pop up unexpectedly on the leaderboard, even if they just hang about for a couple of hours on Thursday morning.

From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2019

"Not while the spiders hang about the silk in such numbers. As soon as we touch the web, they will be upon us. We cannot risk that."

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda




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