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as in hung around
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as in neglected
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But that system still hung around for 16 years, until the dawn of the four-team College Football Playoff in 2014.
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Even some coaches and support staff hung around briefly.
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The organization also wants an independent investigation into why Heritage Park was neglected, a review of maintenance records and an inspection of all public housing in the city.
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The cemetery has been neglected for decades, but White wants to ensure its historical value is retained for those buried there who cannot speak for themselves.
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Officer Rory lets Greg go, but the combination of the walk and thinking about his daughter’s predicament has bummed him out.
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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.
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Its origins are uncertain, with one tale suggesting that a cook at Manzanillo’s mercado left a pot of pozole over fire and forgot it.
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Half the internet is broken on slow connections because devs forgot users don’t have M3 MacBooks.
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“Slacked (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slacked%20%28off%29. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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