as in haunting
to go to or spend time in often
most summer afternoons, we'd hang at the municipal pool for a few hours
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Soon, the silence will give way to the haunting chant of the Miserere, closing the procession with a moment of collective sorrow and reflection, well past midnight.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
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Back at the castle, where the only thing haunting them is the ghosts of slain reality stars, everybody huddles to try to figure out whether to go for Ron or Colton.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
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China has been particularly busy, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Ireland's Prime Minister Michael Martin, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Starmer all visiting Beijing this month.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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Warsh has been working as a visiting economics fellow at the Hoover Institution, a conservative think tank located at Stanford University.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The price offered for the tuna this year suggests that Japan has fully recovered from the pandemic, with more locals and tourists frequenting restaurants across the country.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
5 Jan. 2026
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Coogler became familiar with Black Panther frequenting comic book shops in his youth.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Hanging (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hanging%20%28at%29. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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