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wade

[weyd] / weɪd /


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“I would never wade into that because I won’t sell anything that I think could lead to harm, and we don’t know enough about them.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Quite a few religions were considered cults in the beginning, Christianity among them, so it does make some sense not to wade too deeply into the finer distinctions.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2026

She opened up about the latest body-shaming abuse in an Instagram post on Thursday, saying she felt she needed to "wade in and speak for myself".

From BBC May 29, 2026

We have enough television to wade through as it is.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2026

Hermione was two rows of tombstones away; he had to wade back to her, his heart positively banging in his chest.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

“Toy Story 5” stays closer to home but wades into new territory: the explosion of tech in everyday life.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

The RSS also wades into economic and foreign policy.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 20, 2025

Even when he did write political songs, Bob never wades into the specifics other than “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll,” where he’s literally telling the story of some tragedy, he most often sings obliquely.

From Salon Dec. 25, 2024

Throughout the book, LaPointe narrates how she wades through the various intersections of her identity as a queer, mixed heritage woman, as an artist, as a writer, as a daughter and as a friend.

From Seattle Times Apr. 10, 2024

He plucks the mystery gift from his backpack and wades back toward me.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

She did this countless times across her decades of unwavering support for the queer community, softening and sharpening her humor according to the severity of whatever topic she waded into.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

As we watched the group wander about, a female capybara waded into a mud puddle along the truck path and rolled around happily.

From Slate May 27, 2026

After two trips in his pickup truck, Juenke, a retired Houston policeman, waded through rushing waters to the Wiggle Inn cabin and became stranded.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

In the country's hard-hit west, residents waded through flood waters with their belongings on their heads and evacuated in crowded boats, AFP reporters saw.

From Barron's Mar. 22, 2026

With the coast guardsman gone, Dasch waded back to the sailors, who had been busy looking for their lost paddles and emptying the water from the dinghy.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

Photographs shared by the disaster office showed workers wading through churned mud and navigating vast boulders left by the floods.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

Lawyers, accountants, city officials—and The Wall Street Journal—are wading through myriad questions about the tax and the rollout so far.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

While investors are wading back into software stocks, many analysts recommend a selective approach, since the threat of AI still clouds the sector.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

"There'll be a real variety of species," Glover added, explaining that the "wetter and boggier" landscape will see "more wading birds."

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

But Maggie and another girl from school, Carrie, were wading through the water toward us.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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