dwell
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“Outsiders, Outcasts, Rebels + Weirdos” doesn’t dwell on who invented what and when.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
But that morning, he didn’t have time to dwell on the attack.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 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
It could have gone the exact same way in the second Test, I'm not one to dwell on could've, would've, should've.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
‘Enemies of the Orcs are likely to be our friends. Do any folk dwell in these hills?’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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