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[dwel] / dwɛl /


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Crucially, the negative value of the weakly measured dwell time cannot be explained by imagining that only the front of the photon’s pulse gets through, unlike the time inferred from the arrival time.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

"Rattlesnakes occupy an important role in the ecosystems they dwell in and in recent years their populations have dropped significantly in many parts of the United States."

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

It was yet another early exit for a team that has never even made it to the World Cup semifinals — but no wanted to dwell on defeat, because no one felt defeated.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Other bands might dwell on the moment, making a meal of the milestone.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

There was no time to dwell on it as I exited the restaurant area and dashed downstairs to change.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

“The Rise of Silas Lapham,” about an honest but unworldly self-made entrepreneur among Boston nabobs, dwells in the nuances of etiquette and morals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Joe Martinez, whose son, Kahlel, has been on the same team for about a year, said Caligiuri rarely dwells on his accomplishments.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 7, 2026

He never dwells on errors, he just kicks on.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2026

Ms. Kondo dwells on the kyureki lunisolar calendar, which breaks down our four seasons into six segments, with 24 divisions, or sekki, among them—and even further still into five-day segments known as ko.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

“Something evil dwells in this castle, something wicked enough to make the stars quake. Its malice echoes into all worlds,” the queen went on.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

It dwells on the conversations anybody would want dwelled on, like with President Trump and Chris Christie as each recovered from near-death Covid experiences.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Prosecutors, he said, had dwelled on the lurid details of the affair, but that wasn’t evidence of murder.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2025

Vance’s most heated points about gender dwelled not on hormones but on LGBTQ+ issues.

From Slate Nov. 1, 2024

England fans dwelled on the agonising near misses in the knockout stages of major tournaments - Diego Maradona's handball in 1986, losses on penalties to Germany in 1990 and 1996.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2024

Ancestors and spirits dwelled everywhere, pleased to be within the city’s walls.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

Any single run of the experiment gives only a very rough indication of whether the photon dwelt in the atoms, but averaging millions of runs yields an accurate dwell time.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

Indeed, commentators seem to have dwelt on little else.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 3, 2026

Tiddy Mun was a bog spirit who dwelt in the waterholes and came out in the evenings when the mists rose, dressed in grey, with white hair and a long tangled beard.

From BBC Dec. 25, 2024

Although the globe's top financiers dwelt little on the conflict, speaking about topics such as artificial intelligence, the economic fallout of war combined with record debts as rates rise created a bleak backdrop.

From Reuters Oct. 24, 2023

They dwelt all alone here at the edge of all the maps.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Canal and River Trust says that, post-Covid, our waterways have increasingly become "places of dwelling".

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

If we were to make a precise measurement of whether the photon is dwelling in the atoms, at each instant of time, we would prevent the atoms from interacting with the photon.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

The book focused on Keaton’s newfound love of the photo-sharing site and how it helped to inspire her creativity when it came to the interior design of the dwelling.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Monthly inflation is likely to have remained around 4.0% on-year, with a sharp fall in fuel prices likely offset by a solid increase for new dwelling costs, rents and holiday travel, according to economists.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

There ain’t no sense on dwelling on things.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson




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