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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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Fitzgerald died young at age 44 in 1940, a victim of his alcoholism and life’s other demons that haunted him in his lifetime, such as his wife Zelda being institutionalized from 1930 until her death at age 47 in 1948.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026 -
Long before the Kraken haunted sailors’ tales, something just as monstrous actually cruised the ancient seas — and scientists just found the proof.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The backstory Originally built during New York City’s Roaring ‘20s in 1926, the Surrey is a historic Art Deco gem that was once a residential hotel frequented by celebrities like JFK, Bette Davis, and Claudette Colbert.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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The obligatory sanatoria are visited, the obligatory spa towns are frequented, the obligatory Freudian analyst is consulted.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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In 1933, a writer for this magazine visited Saliger and reviewed letters from satisfied customers.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Finley Stevens, a third-year student at the University of Rhode Island who visited Montréal over his spring break, noted that many of the bars his group visited were packed with college students, many from the University of Rhode Island as well.—
Megan Wallitsch,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Hung (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hung%20%28at%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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