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The phrase "around for hours" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where something or someone has been present or active for an extended period of time.
Example: "I waited around for hours at the café, hoping to see my friend."
Alternatives: "hanging around for hours" or "lingering for hours".
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I hung around for hours.
"You can walk around for hours without meeting anyone".
She and her friends would run around for hours.
In the river below our children larked around for hours among the local kids.
I've had some days I drive around for hours without finding one".
Chilly at first: after they'd been driving around for hours, the heater made a torrid alcove in the dark.
Favorite museum: The Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum is a place where you can always look around for hours.
Let them do the speaking.' " Rice visited repeatedly, hanging around for hours, but failed to capture any evidence of theft.
It had an informal vibe that set its patrons at ease and kept them hanging around for hours on end.
Patrons can leave their seat beside a green, walk around for hours, and come back and find it unoccupied.
Today I'll walk around for hours with a fry in an ear, sometimes one in each ear; nothing but silence.
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