hung

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"We've hung on to the slow worms and they obviously like it here."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 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

For the past two weeks, a strange vibe has hung over Roland-Garros.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

With one out, Sheehan hung a slider to Arenado, who put the Diamondbacks up with a solo homer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Half-filling Renn’s cooking skin with water, he hung it by the fire; then, using a split branch, he dropped in red-hot stones to heat it up, and added the plucked and jointed willow grouse.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver