wander
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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
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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
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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
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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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