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McCant said the handling of G-file records has been one of the biggest hang-ups in the implementation process.
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Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
The biggest hang-up for UConn simply entering the ACC or Big 12 has been its struggling independent football program, but the Huskies have increased strength and relevance after winning nine games and beating North Carolina, granted, a dispirited UNC team, in the Fenway Bowl.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
Things don’t get any better once her parents accept their daughter is telepathic; Julia, as the caring mother, uses it as an opportunity to give Marielle a lesson in hang-up free sexuality (a concept that follows on from Hambalek’s first feature Model Olimpia), but that too misfires.
—Jay D. Weissberg, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
Bregman's preference for a long-term deal reportedly has been a hang-up in negotiations, including those with the Boston Red Sox, one of the favorites to land the 30-year-old.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
The biggest hang-up for UConn simply entering the ACC or Big 12 has been its struggling independent football program, but the Huskies have increased strength and relevance after winning nine games and beating North Carolina, granted, a dispirited UNC team, in the Fenway Bowl.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
Things don’t get any better once her parents accept their daughter is telepathic; Julia, as the caring mother, uses it as an opportunity to give Marielle a lesson in hang-up free sexuality (a concept that follows on from Hambalek’s first feature Model Olimpia), but that too misfires.
—Jay D. Weissberg, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
Bregman's preference for a long-term deal reportedly has been a hang-up in negotiations, including those with the Boston Red Sox, one of the favorites to land the 30-year-old.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Hang-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang-up. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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