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[wahyld] / waɪld /






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Many of the large wild herbivores that once shaped its landscapes have disappeared, and traditional grazing practices have also declined.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

Before 2016 pandas were considered endangered but are now listed as "vulnerable" by wildlife advocates, and an estimated 1,800 pandas live in the wild.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

Before you check your portfolio, read Jason’s take on how to keep these wild swings from hijacking your financial future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The Lions handed the Vikings their first loss and Jahmyr Gibbs ran wild.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

He catches my attention because he’s not shouting in anger or acting wild like the rest of his crew.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

The roles turned out wilder and more varied than he might have expected but his seriousness and sense of fun never faded, pushing boundaries and himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Regulators are in a permissive phase, and that could be a bonanza for fund companies cooking up ever wilder ideas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

America had its latchkey generation and, along with that, a growing sense that the world is a dangerous place, especially its wilder parts.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

"Mission Wild is about accepting that challenge and setting out to achieve a wilder Gloucestershire, with benefits for people, communities and nature," McLaughlin added.

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

And when those footsteps left the path for wilder terrain, he followed still.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

Six months ago, my wildest dreams consisted entirely of paying off my credit card debt and eating beef once in a while; I am very familiar with the seething rage such articles provoke.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

Elon Musk said Tesla’s wildest car ever would enter production in 2028, but key details are MIA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

"Never in my wildest dreams did I think this would happen."

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

It all reduces to the promise of small daily actions that, over time, build into the conquest of your wildest dreams.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

I had never dreamed in my wildest dreams that someday I would march in a band playing my silver horn, wearing a spring parka trimmed with wolverine fur, and welcome racers of the famous Iditarod.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Or is there space still wilded enough for fleeting magic in suburban sprawl?

From Salon ● May 10, 2024

"Hollywood is on time out. I'm just going to put that right to the camera. Hollywood is wilding right now."

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2024

Like a pack of wilding drunks, they’re destroying habitats, contaminating water with their wallowing and feces, eroding topsoil and generally making a mess of things.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2023

For the Bene Gesserit, a religious order of women who influence history from the shadows, the color was a chorus of wilding female voices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2022

NP: Do you ever think about just wilding out on Twitter to compete with Elon directly?

From The Verge ● Jan. 25, 2022

They were still wilding and messing with people and putting out squad tracts.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers


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