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Whatever success I’ve achieved has hung awkwardly on me.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Packets of food were strewn across the floor, doors hung off their hinges, and a pungent smell of faeces filled the air.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Not since the legendary Fred Trueman hung up his international cricket boots in 1965 has any England bowler taken that many Test wickets at a better average.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

SAN ANTONIO—As their biggest game in decades hung in the balance and the final minutes ticked off the clock, there was no question who the New York Knicks wanted with the ball in his hands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

I longed to do it too, but hung back, afraid.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom