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Verb
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Just minutes from downtown, Andreas Canyon feels like strolling through an ancient desert oasis.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
8 May 2026 -
The high season was over so the scene was fairly quiet, with clusters of tourists who appeared to be from Eastern Europe, and young Albanian couples strolling the beach.—
Ada Calhoun,
Travel + Leisure,
7 May 2026
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Wrapped around a rubbery bassline that Peter ran through a guitar amp and played straight into a laptop, the song is confident and brassy, sauntering around as Kellie Eden’s trumpet cascades from above and the band’s co-vocalists provide pop harmonies.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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Longtime employees recall Turner sauntering into the newsroom wearing a bathrobe.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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Few wallpapers can nurture a childhood love of Fauvism with so little effort, but this ambling and pastoral mural can raise your little one to appreciate the finer things in life.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
22 Apr. 2026
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Though there was a thrilling edge to their early work—the lightning-in-a-bottle sample drill of Polo Perks and Moh Baretta, that spine-tingling Pasto Flocco run—it’s been dulled a bit in favor of ambling minimalism.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Cue that John Williams theme because dinosaurs are moseying across your screens again.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Spend a quintessential small-town day moseying through the local shops and boutiques on historic Main Street.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
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These lower-thrust variants are designed for expendable munitions, loitering systems, and counter-UAS roles.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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Suddenly three hours are gone and the fans are loitering around each chef’s station, ready to get their grub on.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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While coverage is expected to be more scattered, isolated strong to severe storms could still produce hail and gusty winds, particularly where daytime heating and lingering boundaries overlap.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The two men dined at a table alone, lingering long after all other diners had dispersed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Swanning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swanning. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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