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loitering

[loi-ter-ing] / ˈlɔɪ tər ɪŋ /
















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We just saw crows, loitering on fence posts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Cease your practice of copying tour pros, who have turned golf into survival of the finickiest by adhering to preshot routines that violate loitering laws in most states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Along with making loitering munitions and surveillance drones, AeroVironment’s BlueHalo subsidiary makes LOCUST, a laser-based counter-unmanned system.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

The Defense Department last week paid AeroVironment $186 million for the first procurement in a five-year, $990 million contract for its Switchblade loitering missile systems.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

They walked briskly, outdistancing loitering kids homeward bound from the junk shops.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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