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wander

[won-der] / ˈwɒn dər /




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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

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

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

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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