strayed
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The person submitted a photo of goats and a Labrador to the council and said they had strayed onto their land.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“I strayed on my wife, and it’s devastating to her and not a very pretty picture. What it isn’t is a crime,” he said at the time.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
They and Mr. Kuhn have musical-theater backgrounds and occasionally strayed too far into its croons and swoops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
On our way back down, an Australian tourist strayed from the path toward a tunnel entrance.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
For some reason my eyes strayed to his hands, fidgeting unconsciously on the top of my desk.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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