loitering
Example Sentences
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The U.S. also has loitering, guided munitions, such as AeroVironment’s Switchblade, that can be used for different combat objectives.
From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026
The Defense Department last week paid AeroVironment $186 million for the first procurement in a five-year, $990 million contract for its Switchblade loitering missile systems.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026
By then police had arrested dozens of pro-democracy figures, including many of “my dearest friends and colleagues,” she says, and she noticed what looked like a police vehicle loitering outside her home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Today, people who live near the power lines complain of dust, litter and loitering, and worry about wires falling in high winds and storms.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025
It was our usual gang with perhaps a couple of outsiders loitering nearby.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
