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[wahyld] / waɪld /






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A big wild card for the project remains al-Shabaab, the al Qaeda affiliate that has expanded its war against the Somali government into border areas of Kenya.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

BBC culture correspondent Noor Nanji discusses his wild admission, as well as the show's latest twist.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

But the planes were called to tackle wild blazes abroad too, as part of the European Union's shared firefighting resources, with the continent battling a historic fire season.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

“At least we can try and save our cops from going on wild goose chases.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The country beyond Don's Cabin looked wild and forsaken.

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

Things got even wilder once the film went into release: At a preview in California, a jeering audience spotted Warner Bros. executives and chased them out into the street.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

But Joey Ortiz was pickier, and Sasaki was wilder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 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

"They show that local people can play a direct role in restoring nature and shaping a wilder future."

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

“I guess I was scared of seeing him as a crazy person. The tales got wilder and wilder as the years went by. That he’d had five wives, who all left him, for example.”

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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

“It is the wildest thing,” says Domingo, stretched out on a sectional in the shade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

The revenue for this summer’s World Cup went beyond FIFA’s wildest dreams, generating $15 billion in revenue, up from an earlier projection of $11 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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

My eye still roved over the sullen swell and along the moor-edge, vanishing amidst the wildest scenery, when at one dim point, far in among the marshes and the ridges, a light sprang up.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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

Also in the crowd: Olivia Rodrigo and Demi Lovato, the latter of whom posted a video on Instagram of the former wilding out to “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2023

“Our young people are out here wilding sometimes, and whatever it takes for us to get them under control, we have to do it,” he said.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2022

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

From The Verge ● Jan. 25, 2022

“They wilding out here,” DeVante says with a chuckle, but grabs his side.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas




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