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saunter

[sawn-ter, sahn-] / ˈsɔn tər, ˈsɑn- /




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An annual tradition called the Great Saunter has blown up, creating headaches for organizers and new obstacles for walkers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

I had been excited to try the legendary Great Saunter since moving to New York last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The main characters are Aziraphale, an angel and part-time rare-book dealer, and the stylish demon Crowley, described as “an Angel who did not so much Fall as Saunter Vaguely Downwards.”

From New York Times • May 17, 2023

The project was inspired by an annual event in New York called the Great Saunter.

From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2015

Scholars and statesmen who contemptuously abandoned the crowd of romances to Miss Lydia Languish and Miss Sukey Saunter, were not ashamed to own that they could not tear themselves away from Evelina.

From Famous Reviews by Johnson, R. Brimley




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