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
“Outsiders, Outcasts, Rebels + Weirdos” doesn’t dwell on who invented what and when.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
But that morning, he didn’t have time to dwell on the attack.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
The historian who writes about decline and fall will dwell on the misdeeds of statesmen; the novelist focuses on family.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
The wretched thing—and the thing she never dared talk about—was that in order to exploit the humans’ fears, she’d had to dwell in them.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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