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[dwel] / dwɛl /


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In other words, Annapolis leaves little time to dwell on Annapolis.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026

Forgiveness is posthumously granted through cinema, shaving away anything unpleasant that is no longer necessary to dwell on.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Rather than dwell on the tragedy of an illness taking away someone so young, let’s celebrate his courage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

But during the greatest turnaround that Silicon Valley has ever seen, Jobs was fanatical about one idea: Apple was a place to invent the future, not dwell on the past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Then comes We have taken the twentyfirst hall of North end to dwell in.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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