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One boy and 48 girls, from first-graders to teenagers, competed in a hobby horsing competition in St. Petersburg, Russia.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

A group of older kids were horsing around and shoving each other into the pool.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023

In between spurts of dancing and horsing around, the girls hustled.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2023

"I was always in trouble for horsing around . . . acting came second nature to me."

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2022

We were drenched from horsing around in the crick and stepping in holes we couldn’t see.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck