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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

With the introduction of the iPod music player in 2001, Apple had a product that made even Windows users curious enough to wander into an Apple store.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The seas around New Zealand are populated with multiple species of seals, who do occasionally wander ashore.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

I wander into the kitchen for juice and toast.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

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

As he poured the traditional cup of wine for the prophet, Rabbi Aft reminded his community that Elijah wanders the earth disguised as a stranger, testing humanity’s capacity for hospitality, compassion and kindness.

From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026

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

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

He wanders through a row of cars as though he has no idea where he’s going.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

ITHACA, N.Y.—On a drizzly Thursday, Cornell University students wandered into consulting recruitment sessions, hustled up the slopes to midterms and listened to a Pulitzer-winning fiction writer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Hammond is ebullience and warmth personified but her co-presenter, the erstwhile Mighty Boosh comedian Fielding, still looks a bit lost, as if he has wandered in from the wrong set.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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

Then he wandered over to the whiteboard hanging on the wall.

From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon

Harried passengers stared at their phones, calm but annoyed, wandering the airport terminal without clear direction.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

In the summer, they helped find children who got lost, often after wandering away from their parents' campsites.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

I prefer wandering a local market, imagining what I might make for dinner.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

The Angels had just reached the promised land, after more than four decades of wandering through baseball’s wilderness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Slipping back into my dark house, I’d found myself wandering into my mom’s office.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin


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