as in to remain
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
if you hang around until my husband gets home, you can meet him
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After hanging around early and taking a 3-0 lead, the Rams crumbled in a 28-9 loss to the CU Buffs.
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2024
But Washington hung around through rookie sensation Jayden Daniels.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Denise Rodriguez As a young girl, beauty and wellness content creator Denise Rodriguez would hang around her mother’s Dominican hair salon and admire the women around her.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 11 Oct. 2024
Bob Yerkes, the acrobatic stunt performer who slid down a clock tower cable for Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future and hung around the Statue of Liberty under repair for Fred Ward in Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, has died.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
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Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2024
But Washington hung around through rookie sensation Jayden Daniels.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Denise Rodriguez As a young girl, beauty and wellness content creator Denise Rodriguez would hang around her mother’s Dominican hair salon and admire the women around her.
—Celeste Polanco, Essence, 11 Oct. 2024
Bob Yerkes, the acrobatic stunt performer who slid down a clock tower cable for Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future and hung around the Statue of Liberty under repair for Fred Ward in Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, has died.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
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The wreckage of the jet was located resting about 6,000 feet up in a remote, steep and heavily-wooded area, and until Sunday, the status of the crew remained a mystery without a site assessment of the debris area.Greg Wehner, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Statewide unemployment remained flat at 3.3% in September as Arkansas continues to generate record employment levels and improvements in labor-force participation.Andrew Moreau, arkansasonline.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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This is the same model that’s effective in the workplace or on a sports team—a leader who can stay true to their principles and who cares about other people’s feelings without being taken over by them.Becky Kennedy, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
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Liz had actually stayed at the hotel in 2014 on a girls' trip, coincidentally in the room right next to 928.Julie Jordan, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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But waiting for exactly the right time is tricky business with these fleeting spectacles.April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Attorneys now wait for the verdict to be delivered.Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 30 Oct. 2024
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This may be Eddie and Venom's last ride, but stick around for a post-credits tease of where the story could go from here.EW Staff, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Stefan’s twin brother Jake, who stuck around for several years before being fatally shot in July 2022.Andy Swift, TVLine, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Hang around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20around. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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