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roam

[rohm] / roʊm /


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It has a major presence at Comic-Con, both with panels devoted to the series and the many fans who roam the halls dressed as their favorite characters.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

This is something that changed late on against Morocco with the introduction of Kenny McLean on 71 minutes, which allowed Ferguson to roam.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

He often talks about futuristic technologies and visions of a world where humanoid robots do all the work, money has been discarded and self-driving vehicles roam the streets.

From MarketWatch Jun. 5, 2026

By contrast, the mythical figure of the Wandering Jew was condemned to roam the earth without rest until the second coming of Christ.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

In the afternoons I was free to roam along the river or in the blazing hills of the llano.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

Much of this roams pretty far from Orwell’s vision, but that’s not the reason the film fails.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

He posted a list on X of what he called “press credentialing FOR DUMMIES: Press no longer roams free Press must wear visible badge Credentialed press no longer permitted to solicit criminal acts.”

From Salon Oct. 15, 2025

He delights in tall tales of a Barbary lion that has escaped Northern Africa and now roams the streets of Paris.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2025

He gets precious little from the area where O’Riley roams.

From BBC May 11, 2024

One by one, two by two, in small clusters, my ghost crew roams.

From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

So when a calf disappeared into the tall grass recently, he roamed among the herd making low, rumbling grunts.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Earlier research modeled what would happen to deer-vehicle collisions if mountain lions recolonized the eastern United States, where they once roamed before hunting and habitat destruction left them largely confined to the West.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

In both cases neither of the artificial intelligence giants knew that their models had roamed the internet attacking companies until long after the attacks had been carried out.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Many are caught on the beach-facing side, meaning they’d already roamed around on the inside of the net.

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

On La Noche Buena, December 24, no costumed shepherds with bells on their staffs roamed the streets.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty

NASA's Perseverance rover, which has been roaming the red planet since 2021, has already collected samples ready to be taken back to Earth.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

In 1896, a local lumberjack near a small town in northeastern Wisconsin told of a bizarre green monster roaming the nearby woods.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

In the absence of news from authorities, Riches livestreamed for nine hours while roaming the perimeter of the Guthrie house.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

It was the latter, who played as a roaming 10, posing unanswered questions of France's midfield and backline.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

He spends his first few days roaming around the city.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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