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Dangling at the ends of the lines were a handful of Dotonbori’s best-kept serpentine secret: yellow-flank eels, about two feet long and a half-pound heavy.

From National Geographic • Feb. 9, 2024

Dangling from a thin rope thousands of feet above Yosemite Valley last October, Zuko Carrasco could feel his arms tremble.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

Dangling from the center of the contraption is a square platform covered in artificial turf.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 7, 2023

Dangling from a limb on a silk thread, they await a breeze to send their hairy, flight-adapted bodies sailing — a dispersal method known as ballooning.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2022

Dangling from her left shoulder was a small turquoise bag with multiple zippers.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart