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hangs about



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The colder air hangs about until early next week at which point the weather will then gradually turn a little milder with temperatures recovering to a little above the mid March average.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

"I don't want to be one of these fighters that hangs about into my late thirties. I want to get in, get on and get out," he said.

From Reuters ● Jul. 22, 2022

It’s the story of the girls’ larger-than-life “honor” — a disembodied thing that hangs about them menacingly, threatening to fall away at any moment, ruining the whole family.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2021

On most days, the stench of chicken manure hangs about the downtown complex, and a steady stream of trucks unloads crates of squawking chickens for slaughter, before their carcasses are stripped and washed with chemicals.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 17, 2020

“You say this stranger hangs about there?” queried Tom, likewise interested.

From Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys by Alice B. Emerson


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