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Working his acoustic guitar with a French horn accompaniment — French horns! — he dares us to balance our relentless socioeconomic drive with our deep need to hang out, to while away the hours.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

Any such changes in U.S. accounting rules would be a while away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

I covered City against Leeds on Saturday and they got lucky, while away from home they have lost three times already.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

The men, who have known each other since their earliest days in Los Angeles politics, now form a political odd couple while away from their families in California.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2024

To while away the time, and perhaps to feign indifference until the deciding game was finished, Bobby began playing speed chess with a few of his chess friends.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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