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wont

[wawnt, wohnt, wuhnt] / wɔnt, woʊnt, wʌnt /
ADJECTIVE
in the habit of
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“The market can do anything,” Richard Russell, the author of the Dow Theory Letters, was wont to remind his readers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Liverpool, as is their wont this season, were not to be denied.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

But Watkins, as she’s been wont to do, kept pushing.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2025

The event was packed and it went on for many hours as his rallies are wont to do.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2024

A population’s inherent inclination to expand would be severely counterbalanced by the limitations of resources; its natural wont met by natural want.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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