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[dwel] / dwɛl /


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It’s hard not to dwell on that sentiment, already knowing what and who Nelson would leave behind if disaster struck.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Not that Emmett or Cindy allowed any of their kids to dwell on it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Mr. Adams doesn’t dwell on such matters, nor does he fret about this music’s meaning in a changed world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Huang reserved his sharpest warning for governments that dwell on the technology's risks.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

The last thing Cletus needs is a ghost to dwell on.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant

Joe Martinez, whose son, Kahlel, has been on the same team for about a year, said Caligiuri rarely dwells on his accomplishments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

Curiously, the book also dwells little on Monroe’s own literary ambitions.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026

Still, the book doesn’t quite deliver on its promise; this “warts-and-all” look at the American past dwells, a bit predictably, on the warts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

He never dwells on errors, he just kicks on.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026

For even Dennis Hoagland understands that in every betrayal dwells a self-betrayal, which brings you that much closer to a reckoning.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

His final campaign speech dwelled on renovations to Washington's Reflecting Pool, and he waited 26 minutes to mention the midterms.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

“The God who once dwelled among His people in this city still calls us in the words of Scripture,” the president said in a speech at Israel’s parliament in October.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025

Vance’s most heated points about gender dwelled not on hormones but on LGBTQ+ issues.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2024

Players and coaches had been answering the same questions for months, repeating the same refrain about how a defense that dwelled near the bottom of every statistical category last season would be decidedly different.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2024

Whenever Jerrod talked about the possibilities of life he dwelled not on what he saw, but on what he didn’t.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

He visited many lands, but mostly dwelt with the nymph Calypso on her island.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

Indeed, commentators seem to have dwelt on little else.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

He was considered one of the leading contenders for the 2024 National and was sent off at odds of 10-1 but dwelt at the start and unseated rider Brian Hayes at The Chair.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2025

Television pioneer Norman Lear, who died this month at the age of 101, told me three years ago that he dwelt not on what he’d done but on what he wanted to do next.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2023

He had dwelt there for some time, Dany had realized when she first saw the hill.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

There would be a meeting the next day in Raman’s backyard accessory dwelling unit to get things rolling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

DeLaat also notes that the marketing process involved figuring out an updated asking price—one that took into account the amount of work that might be required to turn the dwelling into a buyer’s dream abode.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

New dwelling purchase costs make up 7.6% of the consumer price index and carry a weighting of nearly 11% in the trimmed mean measure, which excludes the largest price swings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Although Moore did not hint at a timeline, she did spill her feelings on the dwelling, which she said she “had spotted” while she “was wandering” one day.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

“Here’s a map. There’s a file titled ‘Regulations’ on the home screen of your media unit in your dwelling.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed


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