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as in to hang around
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Not long after, an eagle believed to be their daughter Jackie started hanging around the old nest.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026 -
Christopher Nolan and his crew were hanging around.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
3 Mar. 2026
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Don't forget that these delightful buns are excellent candidates for freezing.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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From a little hotel across from a museum that didn’t yet exist, to rooms full of people determined not to forget.—
Fern Lebo,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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Then Jason and Thor shower together, each lathering the other’s back and bums up with fewer orgasms than an old Herbal Essences commercial.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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Rittenhouse admits to initially being bummed out to not be the murderer, only to quickly come around to preferring this outcome.—
Derek Lawrence,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Jan. 2026
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The fear of uselessness explains why the banker Eric Tao (Ken Leung) leaves a cushy retirement to get back to finance, even at the cost of neglecting his kids.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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This was Arsenal’s existence in the late 2000s and early 2010s, building for a brighter future that never came, neglecting weaknesses in their team to add another beguiling young creative talent to their midfield or forward line.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Turquoise pearl, and azure line the space, and a cylindrical hanging light sculpture made of hundreds of white and gold ceramic fish hangs about the lounge seating area.—
Kristin Braswell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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The hot air just hangs about, causing the dish to cook unevenly with some spots nearly raw and others burnt.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Nov. 2025
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Just take care of your[self], and veg out.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Jan. 2026
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This set is damn near professional-wear, with a blazer-style top and contrast piping for those who like to veg out with dignity.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
10 Dec. 2025
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Takaichi also promised to speed the restart of reactors idled since the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster in 2011.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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The car, however, has a feature that automatically turns off the engine after one hour of idling.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Slack (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slack%20%28off%29. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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