as in to lounge (around or about)
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Although, die-hard Richard Mille lovers will notice this is the first time the brand has changed the iconic screws around the outer edge of the bezels to Torq set screws, which has head slots that are distinctive and different from the norm.—
Rebecca Suhrawardi,
Robb Report,
7 Mar. 2024 -
But there’s still huge potential for rooftop solar, which can help cities stay powered when wildfires or other disruptions batter the larger electric grid — an increasingly common problem as the climate crisis screws around with global weather systems.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Oct. 2023
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Most asteroids hang about in the Mars to Jupiter region, and the ones near Earth obviously hang about a bit closer.—
Dana Taylor,
USA TODAY,
2 Oct. 2024
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The big picture: The nine-block shopping district got its own Art Deco-style sign on Monday, which now hangs about 25 feet in the air over Cary Street by Burtons Grill & Bar.—
Sabrina Moreno,
Axios,
1 Oct. 2024
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Looking like the cross between a spermatozoon and a tadpole, this needy, frail little infant is wrapped tightly in swaddling clothes, resting on the dresser and then the drawer of poor Jack Nance’s apartment in an industrial hellscape.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
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Athletes or those in particularly good shape often have resting pulses below that 60 threshold.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
16 Jan. 2025
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About 3 million workers were idled, and recovery has been mediocre at best.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Hospitals are shutting their obstetrics units, and companies that sold baby formula are idling factories.—
Alexandra Stevenson,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Bum (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum%20%28around%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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