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roam

[rohm] / roʊm /


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It has a major presence at Comic-Con, both with panels devoted to the series and the many fans who roam the halls dressed as their favorite characters.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

To get a sense of the topography, walk 10 minutes from the center of town up to the Citadelle, a fortress where peacocks roam and you’ll have panoramic views over the Gulf of St. Tropez.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

"My daughter loves them and wanted to give them a home in her playhouse, so we repurposed it to let them roam outside during the warmer weather," he said.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

He often talks about futuristic technologies and visions of a world where humanoid robots do all the work, money has been discarded and self-driving vehicles roam the streets.

From MarketWatch Jun. 5, 2026

After Uranus it will plunge on past Neptune, leaving the solar system, becoming an interstellar spacecraft, fated to roam forever the great ocean between the stars.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

“He’s been my muse on this street for a while. … He just roams around the store, chills, does his little nap thing, and hangs out with everybody, so he’s very social.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Well, it’s a “30 for 30” presentation, and that series roams far and wide.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2025

As the camera roams the countryside, godlike and unnoticed, we hear the hag’s breath rattling on the soundtrack.

From Salon Jan. 23, 2025

Fernandes, who took a season-high 113 touches in September's 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace, roams all over the pitch in search of the ball.

From BBC Nov. 1, 2024

“I don’t need to believe in the supernatural. Not when there’s worse that roams the night.”

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

So when a calf disappeared into the tall grass recently, he roamed among the herd making low, rumbling grunts.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Earlier research modeled what would happen to deer-vehicle collisions if mountain lions recolonized the eastern United States, where they once roamed before hunting and habitat destruction left them largely confined to the West.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Obrokta roamed the halls of the athletic department in shorts and a baseball cap while his son was in class.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

For thousands of years, bison roamed the Great Plains of North America and were an essential resource for Indigenous hunters.

From Science Daily Jun. 11, 2026

We roamed the entire countryside and up and down the river.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

In 1896, a local lumberjack near a small town in northeastern Wisconsin told of a bizarre green monster roaming the nearby woods.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The slowdown will be similar to roaming abroad with a data-limited SIM card, Taiwan officials said, describing what could be an unusual experience for a population accustomed to fast, pervasive mobile internet.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

And now, after two and a half years of roaming the state between work assignments, they’re back to report that they’ve covered all 101 locations on that list.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Described by Trade Secretary Peter Kyle as "the most significant services trade deal the UK has ever negotiated", the agreement will also scrap mobile roaming charges for tourists and professionals visiting both countries.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

When she first stopped contacting him, he had worried himself into weeks of insomnia, roaming the house in the middle of the night, wondering what had happened to her.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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