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wild

[wahyld] / waɪld /






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At one point, one resident said, the smell of rot was so strong they believed a wild animal had died on a nearby hiking trail.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

The hike down into the wild belly of the Canyon from one popular starting point takes many visitors around four hours, one staff member said, while the return journey would likely add another six.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

Other oil producers are yet another wild card.

From Slate Aug. 31, 2026

Eala had entered the tournament on a wild card.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

“Oh, the river is a wild one,” chortles the owner.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

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

According to Elizabeth Margulis’s fascinating “Transported,” these dreams are wilder, more autobiographical and more communal than ordinary moments of mind-wandering.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

Sir David was close to home again for this series, which lifted the lid on the teeming activity that can make UK gardens just as fascinating as wilder and more exotic places.

From BBC May 8, 2026

The young dogs were even wilder than the old ones.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell

Maurice Brown, director of the Ulster Bands showcase, said his involvement this week was "beyond my wildest dreams".

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Wall Street endured a painful selloff on Wednesday, as new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh presided over one of the wildest Fed decision days for markets in recent memory.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

The wildest card is Minnesota, which feels like a fun experiment, and also a ticket to crazytown.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

“The results of AB 66 and this first phase go beyond my wildest imaginations,” said Boerner, who hopes this proof of concept lays the groundwork for a future statewide alert system.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Never, not in my wildest of wild dreams, had that possibility ever occurred to me.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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

From Salon May 10, 2024

He’s also been wilding out on Truth Social, uncorking a series of posts that are unhinged, even for him.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2025

And yes, he saw the kid in the blue dress shirt wilding out to the song in a clip from a recent Kamala Harris campaign rally.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2024

“It was such a magical moment, and so iconic what it represents for conservation and wilding in this country,” said Gibbs, who first spotted the baby bison on Sept. 9.

From Washington Post Oct. 27, 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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