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wayward

[wey-werd] / ˈweɪ wərd /


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Soon after, cardholders complained on social media about problems including delayed rent payments, wayward charges and trouble reaching customer service.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

How long will the wayward cruise ship passengers stay in Omaha?

From Slate • May 14, 2026

Bernthal, who plays Sonny, has his own wayward machismo and hapless sensitivity, the very qualities that made Al Pacino unforgettable in the role of the bungling bandit with a Catholic conscience.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

That’s especially true of the demographic of women who watch the network, who are also the prime audience for Hallmark movies about wayward daughters returning home to marry the boy next door.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

The cartilage in his nose was twisted—it’d been broken by the lash of a wayward logging cable in the winter of 1915.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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