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wade

[weyd] / weɪd /


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The problem with wars is that when they don’t go as you planned, you have an ugly choice—end them unsatisfactorily or wade in deeper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

County officials want the state attorney general to wade into the complex investigation to avoid any perceived conflict of interest.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

The justices could choose to focus on a 1952 law passed by Congress that codified birthright citizenship and not wade into the larger constitutional debate, said Stephen Yale-Loehr, an immigration law expert.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

"The majority of migrants wade out to the boats that take them, so they're soaking wet up to their chest before they even set off," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

And strange having to wade through the gaggle of press still camped out in front of the Johnsons' building.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon




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