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Some will feature hidden messages within ancient carvings, while others will emphasize photo opportunities with Paul Atreides’ throne, allowing guests to attempt their best Timothée Chalamet impression.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
That’s important because while selling junk bonds with below-investment-grade ratings typically ends up being more expensive, the investment-grade market offers less flexibility in terms of retiring the debt early.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
I have seen that firsthand while leading discourse programs at Bucknell University and several others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Judge Cullum told Garvey while he had previously been "a hardworking and qualified solicitor" he had "found kudos by being around high status criminals".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
They feel that while things in Davey aren’t perfect, at least they have been peaceful.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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During the pandemic, he whiled away lockdown by rising early and chronicling nature’s progress in more than 100 pictures on an iPad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Taking a Greyhound bus back to Palo Alto, Lesh whiled away a few years rooming with Constanten and working at the post office as he composed classical music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2024
The family said their "quiet and uncomplaining" mother, severely disabled by her stroke, had whiled away her days in a general care unit, and the specialist support she needed had barely begun.
From BBC ● May 29, 2024
Once that set ended, Zverev left the court for a medical timeout, and Alcaraz whiled away the time by twirling his racket as if it were a baton.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
I thought of the hours I had whiled away staring at its beauty and how hard it had been finding the right name for it.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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Since their arrival in Kinshasa, a megacity of more than 17 million people, the 15 South American migrants have been whiling away their time in a complex near the airport.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
We were both whiling away the pandemic in Amagansett—a tiny Long Island beach town most people pass through on their way to Montauk—and I promised to teach her how to surf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2025
Zalatoris couldn’t swing a club for months, instead whiling away the hours by watching family and friends play back at Maridoe Golf Club in Dallas.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
“Grapefruit—Juicy Fruit” isn’t precisely a song about whiling away the hours on a beach but the mellow groove certainly feels like it was designed to soundtrack a peaceful afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2023
Suddenly I realized that this unprofitable task of his was probably nothing more than a method of whiling away the early morning hours, much as other insomniacs do crossword puzzles.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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