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dwelling

[dwel-ing] / ˈdwɛl ɪŋ /


NOUN
lingering over excessively
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Instead of dwelling in those moments, Korda said she learned that there’s “a power in just letting go.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Shares of BellRing were down more than 84% over the past 12 months and dwelling at record lows, after hitting peaks in 2024 and 2025.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Pratt would expand on the mayor’s ED1 program by mandating a 60-day approval process for accessory dwelling units — smaller back houses on single-family lots.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Unlike so many retellings of famous assassinations, attempted or otherwise, Harron’s movie gets to the heart of its subject’s discontent without dwelling on dramatizations of Solanas’ fragile psyche.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Mark followed him, determined to stop dwelling on the past.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner




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