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  • past participle of dwell.
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dwelt

[dwelt] / dwɛlt /


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Any single run of the experiment gives only a very rough indication of whether the photon dwelt in the atoms, but averaging millions of runs yields an accurate dwell time.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

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

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

Indeed, commentators seem to have dwelt on little else.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

Although the globe's top financiers dwelt little on the conflict, speaking about topics such as artificial intelligence, the economic fallout of war combined with record debts as rates rise created a bleak backdrop.

From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2023

She exerted herself, and did try to make her comfortable, by considering all that had passed as a mere trifle, and quite unworthy of being dwelt on,

From "Emma" by Jane Austen


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