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[wol-oh] / ˈwɒl oʊ /




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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

She ponders whether its home on Disney+ will mean it gets a big audience, adding: "But let's just wallow in nostalgia."

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

“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

Peters, who lives in Malibu, has certainly had frustrations, but he’s not bitter about it, nor does he wallow in regret.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 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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