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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

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

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

But my eyes wander — I like to see who’s in the audience and what’s going on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

As they spoke, I jotted down his responses and allowed my gaze to wander restlessly across the room.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

"So when a child wanders into a school and into the library and sees his name or perhaps sees his photograph on a book, it can be very traumatising for some children," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

“It sets him on a journey as he wanders through his Rust Belt town,” Coury said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 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

On its way to the Mississippi, the combined river then wanders, quite conveniently, within two hundred yards of the central plaza.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

They had little choice about their potential victims - in the end it was Jerry Hall and Ross Kemp who wandered in to join Maya and James A in deliberately tedious conversation.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

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

On Sept. 11, 2001, I walked my son to his first day of kindergarten, then wandered to the nearby Brooklyn Heights Promenade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Chet wandered over to where the Hardys were standing.

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" 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

I’d start at the Musée Yves Saint Laurent and Jardin Majorelle, then take my time wandering through the medina without a strict plan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 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

Had his wits been wandering at the end?

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver


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