as in to carry on
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The restaurant’s interior was decorated with silk draperies, while artworks hung in the spaces between windows.
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Oscar Holland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
As states like Texas move to punish medical practitioners for providing gender-affirming care, the lives of young trans patients, their families, and doctors alike are hanging in the balance.
—Quispe López, Them, 18 Oct. 2024
Larry French/Getty Images Glossip's fate still hangs in the balance.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2024
Five hours later, all four quarters and the backstraps were hanging in trees.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
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Oscar Holland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
As states like Texas move to punish medical practitioners for providing gender-affirming care, the lives of young trans patients, their families, and doctors alike are hanging in the balance.
—Quispe López, Them, 18 Oct. 2024
Larry French/Getty Images Glossip's fate still hangs in the balance.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2024
Five hours later, all four quarters and the backstraps were hanging in trees.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2024
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Both Badenoch and her main rival for the leadership Robert Jenrick are carrying on long-standing pledges to bring overall migration numbers down.Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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He’s also found comfort in carrying on Nate’s legacy.Brian Brant, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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Travel experts say the behavior of such passengers can delay boarding because too many people crowding the gate area can block people from getting on and off the plane.Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
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Federal regulations require airlines to return wheelchairs and scooters to customers quickly and undamaged after flights, and to help passengers with disabilities get around airports and get on and off planes.David Koenig, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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In 2021 The New York Times undertook an investigation into the compromises Apple has had to undertake to get along with the Chinese state.Andrew Williams, WIRED, 26 Oct. 2024
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How do Kate Gallego and Ruben Gallego get along today?Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
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What’s so perplexing to liberals about this shift is that many of the people who left the Democratic Party are doing well for themselves; these cities are full of small-business owners, factory workers and retirees with pensions getting by under a Democratic president.Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 26 Oct. 2024
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At first, Kelly scrambled to find a personal aide or home health aide but now the family gets by on her husband’s salary with a construction company.Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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In 1761, in celebration of his coronation, England’s King George III was depicted in a portrait by Allan Ramsay with an elaborate cravat bow, probably made out of an expensive fabric such as silk.Camille Davis / Made by History, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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In a pot made out of inflexible material, tap the bottom firmly on a hard surface a few times to help loosen it.Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
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Transferring wealth and technology to the less developed Global South to cope with climate change is part of a much broader discussion, and AI only complicates it.Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Performers like Williams and Demi Lovato have openly shared similar stories of substance use as a means to cope with the heavy burden of fame.Will Ripley, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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Though Services sales missed the mark, gross income managed to outpace expectations thanks to significant year-over-year margin expansion.Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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No other titles managed to cross 200 million minutes watched between Oct. 25 and 31.Selome Hailu, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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Those selected for key positions like the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, CIA Director, Attorney General, Secretary of State, to name a few, will determine the quality of American leadership in the world for the next four years with long enduring implications.Sam Nunn, TIME, 2 Nov. 2024
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By stark contrast, Manchester United have endured a dreadful start to their Premier League campaign.Sam Meredith, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Hang in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang%20in. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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