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wonder

[wuhn-der] / ˈwʌn dər /






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Stern: I do wonder, though, what makes mass habeas litigation an episode of popular constitutionalism and not just an example of really successful lawyering.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Foster continued that Oddie "taught us the wonder of" the environment.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

“I sit in this thing and I wonder how in the hell it was such an awesome truck because it’s so stinkin’ small,” Jeff Kent says.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

One might wonder: If we let in AI, what role will be left for human beings?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

But when they push off the coast with the Japanese Navy, they can’t help but wonder: Where are we going?

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

After two deployments, Desma, a single mother of three, wonders whether the two years she spent overseas took her away from her son for too long.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

"Why didn't I go in and buy those SK Hynix stocks or extra Samsung stocks with all of my savings?" the 28-year-old now wonders.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Looking back on the process by which China since 2005 began to dominate global commerce, Tchir wonders if China is approaching the same moment in AI as it was then with industrial and consumer goods?

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

A stunned Emma wonders who could have betrayed her so intimately, and why.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

Helmuth wonders what his teacher wants as his classmates rush for the door.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

If you’ve ever wondered why anyone could possibly fall for an investment that sounds too good to be true, you should tune in.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Wilber wondered if he’d ever get to go to school again, or even hold his diploma in his hands.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

"At a certain point, we wondered whether that same current control could be redirected from cells to molecules, replacing the neuron-facing electrodes with ring-electrode pairs that could localize pH for DNA synthesis. It worked."

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

I wondered how useful he thought that might be in his life going forward.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

I wondered if it would ever get old seeing Paul Revere in the flesh.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Simon said she decided to come forward about her health issues after “so many people have written to me, kindly wondering about my relative silence.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

No 10 staff are already wondering if they'll ever be able to stick to a regular prime minister's schedule, normally designed with military precision.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

In his partial recording of the argument, Sandy can be heard wondering why Levon Helm Studios is losing money.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

Emergency shelters were set up in schools and gymnasiums in southwestern France for tourists and residents left wondering what they would return to.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

My head bobs up and down, and I watch him walk away wondering what a hot guy like him wants with a regular girl like me.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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