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He'll hang about with the youngest players in the squad at dinner and chat away to them.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

He needs to invent reasons to still hang about without wanting to admit that he cares, even though he does.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 28, 2024

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

They would all come to New York for the season, and we would hang about together and go to Joe Eula’s house — Andy and his group, Joe and his group, Halston and his group.

From New York Times Nov. 12, 2018

The pavilion was big enough to take two separate groups without them bothering each other—in the summer, a third group could hang about out on the veranda.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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