dwelled on
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His final campaign speech dwelled on renovations to Washington's Reflecting Pool, and he waited 26 minutes to mention the midterms.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
It dwells on the conversations anybody would want dwelled on, like with President Trump and Chris Christie as each recovered from near-death Covid experiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Prosecutors, he said, had dwelled on the lurid details of the affair, but that wasn’t evidence of murder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025
England fans dwelled on the agonising near misses in the knockout stages of major tournaments - Diego Maradona's handball in 1986, losses on penalties to Germany in 1990 and 1996.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2024
The ziggurat’s immense height reflected the belief that the gods dwelled on high.
From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell
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