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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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Former Michigan State Coach Mel Tucker Michigan State at least waited until Mel Tucker’s second season, including a second win over Michigan, before giving him a 10-year, nearly $100 million deal for fear of losing him to LSU in 2021.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
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After landing on a narrow ledge, the canine waited there for around 20 minutes while authorities and rescue teams rushed to the scene.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Still, the conversation lingered in his mind.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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But since the beginning of the year, inventory has grown nationwide as a result of more sellers coming into the market and buyers withdrawing from it due to rising housing costs, including stubbornly high mortgage rates, which have lingered between 6 percent and 7 percent for the past three years.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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After their escape, the Yemassee macaques stayed close to the facility, snatching at the apples that surrounded the traps and cooing at the troop members who remained behind the fence.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Shane McClanahan has missed two straight seasons with injuries, but the rest of the rotation stayed healthy this year, and some young players emerged (as so often happens with this team).—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Lancers remained patient, chipping away until taking a 17-16 lead after three straight OLP errors, including Prior and Charlotte Wickstrand colliding on a ball, which knocked Wickstrand out for the set.—
Tim Meehan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Hundreds of flights were canceled and ferries and fishing boats remained in port as the storm crossed the archipelago.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Republicans refused to pass a funding bill that funded the Affordable Care Act (ACA), while Obama and Democrats pushed back on proposals put forth by GOP lawmakers that would have defunded or delayed it.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Russian state media has acknowledged the Belgorod was also delayed in part by the pandemic.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Vietnam’s Communist Party chief, To Lam, visited North Korea in early October — the first such trip in nearly two decades — while reports suggest Hanoi may pursue the purchase of 40 Russian Su-35 fighter jets.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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More than 280 spacefarers from 26 countries have visited the International Space Station, including 170 from the United States alone, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Modern Wall Street has killed just about everything cool that walks or crawled at one time or another.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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The van’s driver then crawled out of his vehicle’s window, crossed over a median and was instantly struck by a car speeding in the opposite direction, which was broadcast by the news helicopter following the chase.—
Brian Niemietz,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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As biologists began to accept that the smallest of the whales had perished, the rescue work dragged past its second week.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Americas slipped 2%, dragged by softer performance in department stores.—
Maliha Shoaib,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Tarried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tarried. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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