wallow
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Having lost their World Cup play-off semi-finals against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Italy respectively five days earlier, given the choice, Wales and Northern Ireland would probably have had the night off to wallow.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
We see how Paul decides he’d rather, as he puts it, “suck the marrow of what’s left of this amazing life” than wallow.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
It's a return to the cheeky good humour he's known for - because, Sam being Sam, he'd rather count his blessings than wallow in his feelings.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025
“We don’t have to wallow in the misery that people expect us to be wallowing in. We can use those obstacles and stand on them. And I did.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025
Did the bacheh film, the Guy in the film, become kamyab and fulfill his dreams, or was he nah-kam, doomed to wallow in failure?
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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