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roam

[rohm] / roʊm /


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From there, I’ll stop and roam around a bit at Del Amo Fashion Center, just to walk it off.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

But Lissie Harper said that she was "beyond appalled and bristling with anger to hear that Andrew's killers are soon to be free to roam the streets".

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

It has a major presence at Comic-Con, both with panels devoted to the series and the many fans who roam the halls dressed as their favorite characters.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

An estimated 60,000 roam California alone, triple the number in the 1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

G’ma’s fingers do a tap dance on the steering wheel, pulling him back into the present, and he takes a deep breath and lets his eyes continue to roam around the open space behind him.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

Until then, Promise's goat will continue enjoying special status at the student halls where he roams freely and even has some human-like habits.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

After reading Mr. Kneale’s op-ed we have an idea for a new slogan for the Sunshine State: Florida, where wildlife roams free and so do you.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

The five-person cast roams the room, sitting at various circular tables to blur the lines between script and improvisation.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 2026

As the camera roams the countryside, godlike and unnoticed, we hear the hag’s breath rattling on the soundtrack.

From Salon Jan. 23, 2025

He goes to the door of the bus and calls to Sasha, who roams the sidewalk with a cell phone, charred legs.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

The virus has hit regions in the north and east where health infrastructure is lacking and myriad armed groups have roamed for decades.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

So when a calf disappeared into the tall grass recently, he roamed among the herd making low, rumbling grunts.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

In both cases neither of the artificial intelligence giants knew that their models had roamed the internet attacking companies until long after the attacks had been carried out.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

As long as humans have roamed the earth, they have reaped the benefits of sun exposure.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

“Roughly two thousand years ago. The nomadic folk who roamed the foothills around the Shalda Mountains were brought together under one chieftain.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

NASA's Perseverance rover, which has been roaming the red planet since 2021, has already collected samples ready to be taken back to Earth.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

"At one point he was roaming the streets at night because he thought he was still on duty," said Barry.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Fernando Escobedo, who is 55 and works in finance, said his elderly parents’ block in the city, where he spent his childhood summers roaming freely with other kids, is also quiet.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

An escaped big cat believed to have been roaming the countryside for two months has been captured after being found with injuries in a plant pot in a back garden.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

There was a rumor that the Brooklyn’s had a hundred scouts roaming the streets of a Saturday afternoon watching lot games and spotting promising players.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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