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dwell

[dwel] / dwɛl /


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Must we really dwell, ladies, on the downsides of heterosexual dating, marriage, childbearing, and domestic labor as though they are issues of life and death?

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

“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

I worried about Dad, but I didn’t dwell on him.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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