wallow
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I wonder if the reaction to the book is less about Burden’s marriage and more an excuse to wallow in our own perceived lack of agency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
“But you can’t wallow in grief while you’re actively caregiving. I’d never get anything done. You soldier on.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026
Arsenal are fresh from Champions League final heartbreak but there is no time to wallow.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
We see how Paul decides he’d rather, as he puts it, “suck the marrow of what’s left of this amazing life” than wallow.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
Slowly, like a great sow pulling out of a wallow, Mrs. Lapham got to her feet, glaring down at Johnny, her enormous bosom heaving.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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