dwell
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Forgiveness is posthumously granted through cinema, shaving away anything unpleasant that is no longer necessary to dwell on.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
Spurs boss De Zerbi refused to dwell on it, but said the Everton game was arguably "more important" than the club's Europa League final against Manchester United last season, which they won in Bilbao.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
“Outsiders, Outcasts, Rebels + Weirdos” doesn’t dwell on who invented what and when.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
He didn’t dwell on the product’s profit potential, focusing instead on its value to Apple’s overall ecosystem.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
‘For,’ said he, ‘Minas Ithil in Morgul Vale shall be utterly destroyed, and though it may in time to come be made clean, no man may dwell there for many long years.’
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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