as in stayed
to reside as a temporary guest
began their retirement by leisurely sojourning with friends and relatives scattered across the country
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Katharine stayed down in the valley.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026 -
Havana has given regular updates on the incident, but the United States has not verified Cuba’s version and stayed largely quiet.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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As a young woman, Stanton frequently visited her cousin Gerrit Smith, a militant abolitionist and an ally of John Brown, whose house in Peterboro, New York, was a hotbed for radical intellectuals.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Preece and fellow drivers Christopher Bell and Ty Dillon all visited the base on Wednesday.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Sojourned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sojourned. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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