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[dwel] / dwɛl /


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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

I’m sure she would want you to live your best life, and not dwell on the financial aspect of her death.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

“San Miguel,” Chucha intones, “protect this house from all enemies. Expel the bad. Bring all to safety who dwell within. Amen.”

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

“The Rise of Silas Lapham,” about an honest but unworldly self-made entrepreneur among Boston nabobs, dwells in the nuances of etiquette and morals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

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

He never dwells on errors, he just kicks on.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026

A 1772 meditation about the crucifixion by a man who struggled with depression all his life, the hymn dwells on Christ’s gory death and evokes the metaphor of sinners bathing in blood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026

“Your law, but not the law of Justice who dwells with the gods,” Antigone said.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

It dwells on the conversations anybody would want dwelled on, like with President Trump and Chris Christie as each recovered from near-death Covid experiences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

What I really dwelled on was thinking about how to tell this story in a way that was approachable and entertaining for people.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026

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

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2024

England fans dwelled on the agonising near misses in the knockout stages of major tournaments - Diego Maradona's handball in 1986, losses on penalties to Germany in 1990 and 1996.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2024

The wizard clan MacFusty, who have dwelled in the Hebrides for centuries, have traditionally taken responsibility for the management of their native dragons.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

Any single run of the experiment gives only a very rough indication of whether the photon dwelt in the atoms, but averaging millions of runs yields an accurate dwell time.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

On average, their eyes dwelt on their screen for longer when the language was angry and emotive.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

While Roberts’s report dwelt mostly on historical anecdotes, it contained one concrete sign of the impact of Trump’s signature issue: immigration enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025

Although the globe's top financiers dwelt little on the conflict, speaking about topics such as artificial intelligence, the economic fallout of war combined with record debts as rates rise created a bleak backdrop.

From Reuters ● Oct. 24, 2023

Their earliest tales seem to glimpse a time when they dwelt in the upper vales of Anduin, between the eaves of Greenwood the Great and the Misty Mountains.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The luxe dwelling has been designed for “grand-scale entertaining” and “everyday wellness,” as per the listing.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

They also hold the keys to a dwelling in New York, which they purchased in 1983.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Galicia didn’t get the protection he needed, despite multiple contacts with police and city offices — by him, relatives and neighbors —regarding the empty dwelling next door to his on North St. Andrews Place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Although the alleged activity in the Los Angeles dwelling wasn’t enough to send Madison packing, she has recently opened up about her desire to relocate to lighten the load on her coparenting situation.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

For the king was to ride forth as soon as the men of the town and those dwelling near could be armed and assembled.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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