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  • past participle of dwell.
  • past tense form of dwell.
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dwelt

[dwelt] / dwɛlt /


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Not only can their arrival time suggest that they dwelt with other particles for a negative amount of time, but if one asks those other particles, they will corroborate the story.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

It dwelt on historical themes and called for unity among Ethiopians.

From BBC Apr. 18, 2026

While Roberts’s report dwelt mostly on historical anecdotes, it contained one concrete sign of the impact of Trump’s signature issue: immigration enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 31, 2025

Television pioneer Norman Lear, who died this month at the age of 101, told me three years ago that he dwelt not on what he’d done but on what he wanted to do next.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2023

He tried to recall all he had been taught of the crannogmen, who dwelt amongst the bogs of the Neck and seldom left their wetlands.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin



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