wander
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“You can wander as far as your car,” I’d explain.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
The seas around New Zealand are populated with multiple species of seals, who do occasionally wander ashore.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
In contrast, the title track is one of the few on the recording that maintains the same mood throughout, one that makes the Swiss city sound like a fascinating place in which to wander.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
But my eyes wander — I like to see who’s in the audience and what’s going on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
I wander toward the fire, digging through brush, looking for sticks to skewer the meat.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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“It sets him on a journey as he wanders through his Rust Belt town,” Coury said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
As disturbing is what becomes of the narrator himself, who seems nearly comatose as he wanders the streets of Jerusalem in an endless search for the still-missing Gavriel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
As he poured the traditional cup of wine for the prophet, Rabbi Aft reminded his community that Elijah wanders the earth disguised as a stranger, testing humanity’s capacity for hospitality, compassion and kindness.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026
At 100, Attenborough no longer wanders the world's jungles and deserts.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
Even Lily wanders in and takes up residence in my lap.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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I was told he would not talk to the press - but he wandered over by himself and we spent about 10 minutes having a chat while press officers hovered nervously in the background.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Sullivan looks like he wandered into the Union lineup from a school field trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Twelve years later, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wandered directly into the bit.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Gudrun Schumann, 72, a retired physician who wandered past the rally, said she understood the AfD appeals to voters angry over mounting problems with healthcare, education and the cost of living.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
I wandered over with Trudy to meet the other girls.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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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
The Angels had just reached the promised land, after more than four decades of wandering through baseball’s wilderness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Or the moons are two wandering asteroids from the outer Solar System, which were grabbed by the Red Planet's gravity.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
In his experience, wandering souls, while they did not know how to move forward, never seemed interested in going back.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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