wander
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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
I would wander in with my perfectly sized tote, allow whatever charmed me to determine dinner and wait for the ingredients to organize themselves.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 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
But if I’m not biting at their heels, they just wander off to play.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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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
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
As she makes haste to finish her shopping, a young man wanders past clutching a small glass bottle of a green spread.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Lainie Burgess wanders through a gathering of black-and-white gowns as she waits for Mme.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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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
Ella wandered through the Taste Tower foyer with Brigit as they headed to their first Global Elixirs class with Masterji Thakur.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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The Los Angeles River was still pretty much what it had been for eons: a wandering river of the West, often nothing more than damp wetlands in summer, but quickening into rushwaters in winter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Wendy the coyote was a fixture in the San Fernando Valley community for years, often spotted wandering around the neighborhood or curling up to sunbathe in a patch of grass, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
She once recalled wandering into a flowery field and becoming disoriented among the seemingly endless stalks and blooms—a sensation she likened to “obliteration” and would seek to re-create in her art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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
Not only had the Afterlife sent him a wandering soul on his day of rest, it would apparently provide no direction as to where this soul belonged.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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