wander
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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
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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
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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
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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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