wander
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Over 260 former working elephants wander through teak plantations, trumpeting as they bathe in lakes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
“You can wander as far as your car,” I’d explain.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Guests were free to wander in as Bakker and his wife taped their new show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Apple stores struggled until the release of the iPod music player, which made even Windows users curious enough to wander inside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
We wander down a side street until I notice a jet-black tent with a faded sign out front.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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Inspired by Christopher Nolan’s new film, the streaming service presents a collection of cinematic journeys, though it sometimes wanders far from the Homeric source.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
“Spirited Away” is a story of a girl, Chihiro, who wanders with her parents into a magical realm and ends up getting stuck there when her mother and father transform into pigs.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
At 100, Attenborough no longer wanders the world's jungles and deserts.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
As she makes haste to finish her shopping, a young man wanders past clutching a small glass bottle of a green spread.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
I'm thinking about Blue—always Blue—because really, my mind only wanders in one direction.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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She noted that tourists and security footage showed the dog had not wandered beyond a roughly two-mile stretch of the Canyon Village area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Sullivan looks like he wandered into the Union lineup from a school field trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Hammond is ebullience and warmth personified but her co-presenter, the erstwhile Mighty Boosh comedian Fielding, still looks a bit lost, as if he has wandered in from the wrong set.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Twelve years later, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wandered directly into the bit.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
They wandered along the roads in twos and threes.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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Harried passengers stared at their phones, calm but annoyed, wandering the airport terminal without clear direction.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
I prefer wandering a local market, imagining what I might make for dinner.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
England began their wandering winter with a sloppy loss to Pakistan in the one-day tri-series in Rawalpindi.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
As the song played, people from neighboring studios, including hip-hop producers and other musicians, began wandering in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
I see three boys skateboarding, a pick-up truck idling a few spaces over, and a handful of road trippers wandering into McDonald’s for a bathroom break.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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