1
as in hanging around
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2
as in forgetting
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To make sure the recipes and processes are carefully repeated, Wright and Quick will be hanging around Big Q for a few weeks, helping Tolle.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026 -
Nashville Predators Nashville traded away four players at the deadline, including Nick Blankenburg to Colorado, and yet is still hanging around in the wild-card race.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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Yet my body, driven by the determination to bring this project to fruition, never stopped moving, forgetting to rest.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2026
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Wednesday’s practice started with some of the players doing up-downs after forgetting equipment.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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In 2019, city employees began hanging about 500 trick-or-treat pumpkin buckets in the trees on Main Street every October.—
Elliott Harrell,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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Orion Nebula Those viewing from a dark sky location may also notice a blurry patch of light hanging about 5 degrees below Orion's belt.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The consequences of neglecting the workforce side of AI aren’t hypothetical.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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CapRadio has disputed allegations of neglecting the tower.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Slacking (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slacking%20%28off%29. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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