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 don’t have to wallow in the misery that people expect us to be wallowing in. We can use those obstacles and stand on them. And I did.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
There was no time to wallow in what could have been.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
It wallows in angst and stress but has no psychological depth, sticking to bromides like “You’re special” and “Be yourself.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
While the bison do help keep back some of the invasive grasses, Dennhardt explains that they create wallows and cause erosion.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 18, 2024
Large herbivores such as Cape buffalo and red deer make temporary pools by creating wallows, which also interrupt wildfires.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 9, 2023
Elsewhere, traders are keeping a watchful eye on any signs of a possible intervention from Japanese authorities as the yen wallows near a nine-month low against the dollar.
From Reuters ● Aug. 29, 2023
In comparison to theirs, our raft wallows dangerously low, its inflated sides loose and sagging.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
In early March he wallowed near the bottom of the pack at just 5% support among likely voters, and now is the front-runner.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Jordan and his cronies have wallowed in both.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
The euro wallowed 0.2% lower at $0.9888 after dipping as low as $0.9864 overnight.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2022
As for Ephron, she'd turn to potatoes — her carb of choice — when life got sharp around the edges, and wallowed in a bowl of buttery mashed comfort.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2022
I wallowed in a mire of helplessness and despair.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
The currency was sitting at around 155.90 per dollar Friday, having been wallowing around 160.40 Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Recent polls show Villaraigosa, 73, wallowing at the bottom of the field, though none of the major Democratic candidates have an overwhelming edge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
Of course, some anger and frustration will come out during these talks, but long-term wallowing and ruminating on perceived unfairness can be more damaging than the layoff itself.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026
Yet hearing news of others’ deliveries left me wallowing in a puddle of jealousy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Even though no one blamed Jeremy for the trouble, he spent the rest of the night wallowing in guilt.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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