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[weer-ee] / ˈwɪər i /




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The D.A.’s request Wednesday for another six-month delay unleashed an immediate backlash among victims, who had expected to receive their payments earlier this year and have grown weary of repeated delays.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Civil rights activist and former sharecropper Fannie Lou Hamer was weary when she spoke alongside Malcolm X at a church in Harlem in December 1964.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Many viewers also grew weary of Fraser’s Ridge and longed to return to Scotland.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

But when it comes to economic ties with the UK, there is a sense of weary cynicism in Brussels.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Shackleton had the flag raised one last time on the battered mast, which brought a weary cheer from the men, and then began overseeing the evacuation.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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