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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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Her service was never impacted, and months later, she was assigned to Annapolis and waited for a spot to open up at the Navy flight school in Pensacola, Fla.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025 -
At one downtown Brooklyn location, the line wrapped around the building and, at times, voters waited up to an hour to cast their ballots.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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After improvements in passenger totals in 2021, 2022, and 2023, San Jose and Oakland both began to suffer slumps in 2024 and the weakening pattern has lingered well into 2025, a review of official airport statistics shows.—
HECTOR AMEZCUA,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Still, despite the trauma-thirsty embrace of Luke’s story from the media, the music lingered.—
Marissa R. Moss,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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Desler moved to stand beside the Emperor’s throne and stayed there, hands clasped behind her back.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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The following year came his transfer to Manchester City, where Thornley was top scorer and captain and stayed for eight years before moving to South Shields in the north-east of England.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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But New Delhi remained notably silent on the subject of domestic repression.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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After adjustments were made to address this issue, 4o remained incredibly popular.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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But the bailout merely delayed the inevitable.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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Some 1,902 flights within, into or out of the United States also were delayed on Tuesday, according to FlightAware, along with the 1,210 that had been canceled.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
11 Nov. 2025
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With a modest collection that heavily features Napa and Bordeaux, Babbitt visited the latter region this past August and made Château D’Issan his first stop.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
9 Nov. 2025
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Appreciated by locals and visited by celebs like Elsa Pataky, Chris Hemsworth, and Matt Damon, this luxury farmhouse in Getaria is an idyllic base set among the owners' txakoli vineyards.—
Michelle Arellano Martin,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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Though some institutions have welcomed workers’ unions, others have dragged their feet.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
7 Nov. 2025
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Knocked unconscious, Will is then dragged by the Demogorgon to the lair of Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower).—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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One live roach crawled on the floor near the kitchen door.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Roaring out of the gates in Set 2, the Raiders mounted a commanding 10-2 lead, but the Storm went blow for blow with the Raiders and crawled back into the set.—
Andrew Cornelius,
Twin Cities,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Tarried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tarried. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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