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[wahyld] / waɪld /






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July’s selloff resulted in the worst month for the momentum trade since 2000, according to one measure — but wild swings beneath the surface barely registered at the index level.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

“It was a wild weather month,” NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, which released the figures, said in a post on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

They selected promising puppies and may sometimes have bred dogs with wild canids to reinforce particular characteristics.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

It’s estimated that fewer than 10,000 exist in the wild.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Grandpa frowned and said, “I don’t believe that monkey is as wild as you think he is. Once an animal has been tamed, he doesn’t ever forget it.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

America had its latchkey generation and, along with that, a growing sense that the world is a dangerous place, especially its wilder parts.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

"Mission Wild is about accepting that challenge and setting out to achieve a wilder Gloucestershire, with benefits for people, communities and nature," McLaughlin added.

From BBC May 9, 2026

Some of the wilder estimates of $200 for Brent suggest to Brooks an assumption that price elasticity is zero – in other words, demand is not impacted at all.

From MarketWatch Mar. 23, 2026

“I’m not speaking for Mary Shelley, but there must have been some other, naughtier, wilder, more dangerous things that Mary Shelley wanted to say that weren’t said in ‘Frankenstein.’

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 1, 2026

It was not bravery but something wilder and more urgent that spurred Christopher off the table.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Wall Street endured a painful selloff on Wednesday, as new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh presided over one of the wildest Fed decision days for markets in recent memory.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

“Having this opportunity to have tickets for these kids and families, it’s going to be beyond their wildest dreams,” said Washington, who volunteered in the opening ceremony at the 1984 L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

But this is beyond the wildest dreams of Pentagons past.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

But rejecting 99.9% of applications isn’t even the wildest thing about the company’s hiring process.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Nearly every situation tended to be when it wet connected with King Pellinore, even in the wildest North.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Or is there space still wilded enough for fleeting magic in suburban sprawl?

From Salon May 10, 2024

He’s also been wilding out on Truth Social, uncorking a series of posts that are unhinged, even for him.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2025

“It was such a magical moment, and so iconic what it represents for conservation and wilding in this country,” said Gibbs, who first spotted the baby bison on Sept. 9.

From Washington Post Oct. 27, 2022

Every night on Clubhouse, people are just wilding.

From The Verge Feb. 1, 2022

That film shows news media at the turn of the century panting to tell a story about a star acting inappropriately, a party girl wilding out when she should have been at home.

From New York Times Mar. 2, 2021

“They wilding out here,” DeVante says with a chuckle, but grabs his side.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas




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