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wild

[wahyld] / waɪld /






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“This is the big wild card for the Fed,” Guatieri of BMO said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

"It's incredibly hard to observe snakes in the wild before they slither away, so our knowledge about L. slashi is limited," says Ruane.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

Autumn is often a time of wild swings in the weather.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Tiger cats are small, spotted wild cats found across Central and South America, from Costa Rica to Bolivia and Argentina.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

It told the story of a joke run wild, and two girls taken advantage of by a much older sister.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

But Joey Ortiz was pickier, and Sasaki was wilder.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Regulators are in a permissive phase, and that could be a bonanza for fund companies cooking up ever wilder ideas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

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

Sir David was close to home again for this series, which lifted the lid on the teeming activity that can make UK gardens just as fascinating as wilder and more exotic places.

From BBC May 8, 2026

She tried to enjoy the way the days had been turning warmer, the grass wilder and greener.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

But the wildest party was on Wembley Way, where Fox Sports had an outdoor studio for its live pre-game show.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Very occasionally, one will say something anodyne—border security is important, police are necessary—that implicitly criticizes the party’s wildest excesses.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

“It is the wildest thing,” says Domingo, stretched out on a sectional in the shade.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

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

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

Known for its online presence, P1Harmony achieved a viral moment back in 2021, wilding out on a livestream when fans suggested they play “La Chona” by the norteño band Los Tucanes de Tijuana.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 30, 2025

"Hollywood is on time out. I'm just going to put that right to the camera. Hollywood is wilding right now."

From Salon Oct. 31, 2024

Like a pack of wilding drunks, they’re destroying habitats, contaminating water with their wallowing and feces, eroding topsoil and generally making a mess of things.

From Washington Post Mar. 10, 2023

One of my favorite style of tweets is when people are like, “the brands are at it again,” and it usually just means brands are wilding on Twitter.

From The Verge Aug. 23, 2022

“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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