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dwelt

[dwelt] / dwɛlt /


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While Roberts’s report dwelt mostly on historical anecdotes, it contained one concrete sign of the impact of Trump’s signature issue: immigration enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 31, 2025

He was considered one of the leading contenders for the 2024 National and was sent off at odds of 10-1 but dwelt at the start and unseated rider Brian Hayes at The Chair.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2025

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

Bethany: True — it represents a nadir of D.A.A.M.’s cinematic experience, not to be dwelt upon further.

From Seattle Times Aug. 24, 2023

In those days the Companions of the Ring dwelt together in a fair house with Gandalf, and they went to and fro as they wished.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien



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