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wander

[won-der] / ˈwɒn dər /




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They wander among the houses -- painted mostly in shades of white, yellow or brown -- and go biking or hiking in the surrounding hills of central Slovakia.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

He figured the more time he was there, the more new viewers would wander in.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

"Last night I slept fairly well on the sofa, so no need to wander further downstairs to the hallway," she says.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

He hid food and other dangerous items from her and stayed vigilant to ensure she wouldn’t wander off.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

She leaned back on the bench and let her mind wander to the day she’d arrived on the island.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

Chip falls in with a troupe of street performers, evades the police, juggles along the Seine and eventually wanders into a smoky bar, where Penelope is strumming her guitar.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2026

At 100, Attenborough no longer wanders the world's jungles and deserts.

From Barron's May 6, 2026

The narrative wanders through exuberant wordplay and digressions that can become distracting.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

It can stay still for hours, striking only when prey wanders too close.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2026

What if she wanders off and gets caught by the game wardens?

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

But when the kick-off was delayed from 01:00 to 02:00, Merry said her husband wandered off for a nap.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

At various points while watching “Louis C.K.: Ridiculous,” my mind wandered back to the many times such kamikaze socializing missions were thrust upon me when I was a kid.

From Salon Jul. 3, 2026

The more casual fairgoers wandered by the stage without stopping.

From Slate Jul. 1, 2026

Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management approved a plan to remove hundreds of horses that had wandered beyond their designated territory.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

As Joe wandered into the crowd, all around him he could hear people talking about the missing Spork.

From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon

Before long the dining room had red leather booths, a seaside mural on the wall, a bar in back and sometimes a wandering accordion player.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Monger said she loves the contrast of seeing people wandering around dressed as Darth Vader in the Lancashire seaside town.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

So some visitors may actually "relieve themselves in someone's garden", said Ondrik, who occasionally finds a tourist wandering into his own house.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

The positioning remained impressively accurate, without the blind spots or wandering location dots that often plague consumer pet trackers.

From Slate Jun. 20, 2026

Whatever thrill came from wandering, they needed a proper nest.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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