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wander

[won-der] / ˈwɒn dər /




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Delivery can wander toward $60 before tip with insulting ease.

From Salon Sep. 20, 2026

When the power cuts out after dark in Vientiane, families wander outside to avoid the stifling heat indoors, using cell phones to light their way.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

Arrive early for an aperitif at the bar and to wander the art-filled interiors and mazelike gardens.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Whitelee was built on Eaglesham Moor and contains footpaths and tracks for walkers to wander between the turbines as well as a visitor centre.

From BBC Jul. 22, 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

The Earth’s center of mass wanders as ice sheets melt and water shifts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

“Spirited Away” is a story of a girl, Chihiro, who wanders with her parents into a magical realm and ends up getting stuck there when her mother and father transform into pigs.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

At 100, Attenborough no longer wanders the world's jungles and deserts.

From Barron's May 6, 2026

It can stay still for hours, striking only when prey wanders too close.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2026

Oh, fleet rocket, your thunder wanders down the valleys, startling deer and mountaineer alike.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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

Christina Gonzalez met her in 2023 when she wandered into the store, drawn to the handmade sign and leather purses on the door.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

The cross-Cabinet pet diplomacy apparently goes both ways: The Rubios’ goldendoodle has wandered into the Hegseth home.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

The armored cows have wandered into my line of vision now.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

This network seems to engage with our self-referential thinking and autobiographical memory—the sorts of things we think about when we are at rest, our minds wandering.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

She’s more cautious, however, when patients have moderate or advanced dementia, wandering behavior, recurring episodes of confusion, significant behavioral symptoms, unstable medical illnesses or impaired mobility.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Mornings at Dollywood were spent wandering the now-relocated bald eagle sanctuary and crafting village, afternoons were spent riding black bears, coasters and log flumes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Many of the AI generated images have been centred on the Irish counties of Limerick and Wexford, where shaky videos purportedly showed the character wandering through the streets, causing alarm and confusion among residents.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Just when I thought I’d be wandering in the trees forever, I popped out on the other side, and the thumping became actual drums, blasting from car radios.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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