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wander

[won-der] / ˈwɒn dər /




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Over 260 former working elephants wander through teak plantations, trumpeting as they bathe in lakes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

I could wander into her garden, borrow her spices and imagine that this was simply what my life looked like on a Thursday afternoon.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

When his roommates left their dorm each morning, Ma would wander Beijing, sitting in parks and looking at stray cats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Guests were free to wander in as Bakker and his wife taped their new show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

I wander into the kitchen in search of another snack.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

As disturbing is what becomes of the narrator himself, who seems nearly comatose as he wanders the streets of Jerusalem in an endless search for the still-missing Gavriel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Chip falls in with a troupe of street performers, evades the police, juggles along the Seine and eventually wanders into a smoky bar, where Penelope is strumming her guitar.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

At 100, Attenborough no longer wanders the world's jungles and deserts.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

As she makes haste to finish her shopping, a young man wanders past clutching a small glass bottle of a green spread.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

He wanders through the circus like a man in a dream.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Parents who claim their toddler wandered off from nursery and was found by a stranger on a busy road say they have been left traumatised.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Twelve years later, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wandered directly into the bit.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

Gudrun Schumann, 72, a retired physician who wandered past the rally, said she understood the AfD appeals to voters angry over mounting problems with healthcare, education and the cost of living.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Christina Gonzalez met her in 2023 when she wandered into the store, drawn to the handmade sign and leather purses on the door.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

I didn’t know it was legal to work at fifteen, but he wandered into Big Ed’s General Store and they hired him on the spot.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Harried passengers stared at their phones, calm but annoyed, wandering the airport terminal without clear direction.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

I prefer wandering a local market, imagining what I might make for dinner.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Or the moons are two wandering asteroids from the outer Solar System, which were grabbed by the Red Planet's gravity.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

As the song played, people from neighboring studios, including hip-hop producers and other musicians, began wandering in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

“So I can’t walk around looking like a monster. Part of my job is to make wandering souls comfortable.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman


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