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hanging paragraph
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hanging paragraph
A paragraph in which the first line is set to the left margin, but all subsequent lines are indented.

This is an example of a hanging paragraph.
The second and subsequent lines are all
indented from the left like this
paragraph.
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They mix and match conventions, such as using MLA's hanging indent in an AMA example.
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If any "Whereas" clause extends past one typed line, then the hanging indent paragraph format is used.
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