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
Apple stores struggled until the release of the iPod music player, which made even Windows users curious enough to wander inside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Xander finishes his main speech, and the sixth graders begin to wander around the room.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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A later Greek poet warned others “not to tread the road of Euripides,” but Ms. Hall occasionally wanders down the path.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
“It sets him on a journey as he wanders through his Rust Belt town,” Coury said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 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
Even Lily wanders in and takes up residence in my lap.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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The man was present on most days of the trial and wandered around after Brand, attracting double-takes and much comment, with no clarity about who he actually was.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 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
Other uncommon marine animals have wandered into California waters this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The drum tumbled on, and the distracted flute wandered off.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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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
When the wandering pooch finally narrowed his territory, Packer set up a humane trap and spent several days and nights nearby, waiting for Anchovy Jack to take the bait.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
I prefer wandering a local market, imagining what I might make for dinner.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
England began their wandering winter with a sloppy loss to Pakistan in the one-day tri-series in Rawalpindi.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
She set off down a shadowed path, wandering alone past obelisks, stone angels, and granite buildings in this city of the dead.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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