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
You can’t help but pull over and wander through the scratch-and-sniff trees, their bark releasing the scent of vanilla and butterscotch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
A digital waitlist lets you wander around the neighborhood, browse the shops, maybe get a head start on another errand.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 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
She would merely drown, and her spirit would wander without any hope of rejoining her relatives.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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“It sets him on a journey as he wanders through his Rust Belt town,” Coury said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Inspired by Christopher Nolan’s new film, the streaming service presents a collection of cinematic journeys, though it sometimes wanders far from the Homeric source.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 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
My mind wanders to Hannah, Edna, and the others, even over to Michael, flinching when that beast came soaring.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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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
Sullivan looks like he wandered into the Union lineup from a school field trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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
Snow drifted down from a shattered skylight as I wandered, confused and frightened, through the cavernous station.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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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
"Mum came to live with me, she became very confused and was seen wandering in the garden and obviously needed care," Bern said.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
He talks for more than an hour, his remarks wandering here, there and everywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
As we’ve established, absolutely no wandering souls would visit Clare’s woods for the next three days.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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