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Verb
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The medical drama's season 2 finale ended on a cliffhanger Thursday, April 16, with Wyle's character pondering a three-month sabbatical and a motorcycle ride across the country.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026 -
The philosopher Biggie Smalls once pondered the nature of dangerously escalating rivalries.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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Enter Shah, commonly known as Balen, a civil-engineering graduate whose brooding stage presence and abrasive polemics skewering corrupt officials powered his becoming, four years ago, Kathmandu’s mayor—and now the leader of Nepal’s 30 million people.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
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The brooding intensity is found through the behavior of the intense Water sign.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Dwell (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwell%20%28on%29. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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