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also hanged (at)
as in haunted
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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In season four, Eric’s haunted by guilt, and SternTao employee Sweetpea spots the cuff links on Eric’s hotel-room dresser.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026 -
The dynamic is one that haunted Bush, whose war in Iraq became so politically toxic that members of his own party abandoned him.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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The witness said multiple alleged incidents with Epstein took place in South Carolina, a location not known to have been frequented by Epstein.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Reisman frequented the parlor, which, in its heyday, served as a social hub for table tennis and high-stakes hustling.—
India Roby,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2026
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María was among the locals sweeping up the ashes and trying to scrub burn marks from the streets and buildings when The Times visited Etzatlán in the days after El Mencho’s death.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Some 24% fewer Canadians visited Las Vegas overall last year.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Hung (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20%28at%29. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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