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as in waited
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain
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as in lingered
to move or act slowly
the dean tarried in making his decision, still not sure if he should suspend the student or not
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as in stayed
to reside as a temporary guest
he tarried with us all summer, sleeping on the screened-in porch most nights
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Verb
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According to videos, officers waited roughly 20 seconds before detaining people.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025 -
The suit was actually dismissed in 2022 after Olguin ruled that Elden had waited too long to file a civil suit.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Those questions only lingered after their third October, the two losses in Minnesota.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Aries fire burns away the residue of fear and doubt that may have lingered after the Virgo solar eclipse.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 Sep. 2025
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Their style of play has stayed similar, but Arteta recognised the need for something different this year.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The driver of the Nissan stayed at the scene of the crash and cooperated with investigators, police said.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Oct. 2025
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Still, the baseball slugger and pinup bombshell always remained in each other’s corners.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Even going back to the summer of 2024, Latto remained tight-lipped about her dating life when pressed by Ebro Darden on Apple Music.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
30 Sep. 2025
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The release of key economic reports would also likely be delayed, economists said.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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Recently, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has also taken legal action against the Department of Education, alleging that the administration has unlawfully delayed or denied access to loan forgiveness programs, such as IDR and PSLF.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Goldberg-Polin is in New York after having visited Detroit and Chicago.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Hargitay guest starred on season 5, episode 2 of Organized Crime, where Benson visited Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) in the hospital.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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After a disastrous trip to Mexico where Irina appeared repulsed by pretty much everything Zack did, the couple split and Zack crawled back to Bliss.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Just as Ted Lasso began life as a promo for NBC’s English Premier League coverage, Chad Powers crawled out of a gag on Eli’s Places, Eli Manning’s post-retirement ESPN+ program, in which the former Giants quarterback hides under prosthetics to pose as an aspiring Penn State walk-on.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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As the weeks dragged on, agencies including the IRS and State Department called more workers back to keep things running.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
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One letter submitted late Wednesday was from Gina Huynh, the Combs ex-girlfriend who previously told gossip vlogger Tasha K that Combs shoved her to the ground and dragged her by her hair in 2018.—
Jodi Guglielmi,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Tarried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tarried. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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