hanging

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He had travelled to Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, and March in Cambridgeshire, and as he drove through Willingham the crane's unsecured grabber moved and was hanging over the side of his trailer.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

With 90 minutes left before his deadline expired, he announced a two-week ceasefire that appears to be hanging by a thread.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

I can’t wait to see the banner hanging in the rafters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

She displayed “Poppy,” a squeegee abstract in cheery red and blue hues, in her living room, with an untitled version in subtler white and green hues from 2009 hanging in her bedroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“I don’t like to be left hanging on a limb. Maybe if you whispered and told me what you wished, no one would hear and everything would be all right.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls