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  • past participle of dwell.
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dwelt

[dwelt] / dwɛlt /


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They spend a month in Samos, an island in the eastern Aegean, where Pythagoras dwelt in a cave.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

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

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

And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.’

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck


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