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dwelling

noun as in lingering over excessively

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Rather than dwelling on Trump’s existential threat to democracy as they did after his win in 2016, the party is trying to figure out where they went wrong and where they go next.

From Salon

It was re-named the Balmoral - a name derived from Gaelic which means "majestic dwelling" - in June 1991, in a ceremony led by actor Sir Sean Connery.

From BBC

Following his sister's death earlier this month from a brain disease, Lee Hsien Yang has now applied for the demolition of the house and, in its place, the construction of a "small private dwelling" that would be owned by the Lee family.

From BBC

Another tool at the council’s disposal are Empty Dwelling Management Orders, which give councils the right to take over and make repairs to run-down private properties that have been vacant for at least two years.

From BBC

Nguyen, who is also named in the lawsuit, has since been charged with two counts of attempted murder of a peace officer, one count of shooting at an inhabited dwelling, one count of first-degree residential burglary and multiple counts of assault with a machine gun or assault weapon upon a civilian and peace officer.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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