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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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Dallas County Democrats are outraged after hundreds of people who waited hours to cast their ballots may have their votes rejected.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026 -
Pro soccer fans in the Treasure Valley waited a long time to have their own team to cheer.—
Amaia Gavica,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Mar. 2026
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The boxwork investigation has already reshaped scientists’ understanding of how long water — and the possibility of life — may have lingered on Mars.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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If water lingered longer than scientists thought, the conditions for microbial life may have persisted longer too.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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Montreal stayed pat at the trade deadline.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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While getting ready in the Greyfield Inn (where the wedding reception was held and guests stayed), the costume designer put Pidgeon in a vintage Calvin Klein slip dress, a subtle homage to Bessett Kennedy’s days at the company.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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The move follows a surge in oil to above $100 a barrel as more major Middle East producers curbed production and the Strait of Hormuz remained effectively closed.—
Priscila Azevedo Rocha,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kosher News manager Tito Estrada has remained a consistent warm presence at the newsstand for 20 years.—
Jason LeCras,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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The project was revived in 2019 with plans to launch production in 2022, but further challenges delayed progress.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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His sentencing was delayed as Khan sought to withdraw his no contest plea.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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María was among the locals sweeping up the ashes and trying to scrub burn marks from the streets and buildings when The Times visited Etzatlán in the days after El Mencho’s death.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Some 24% fewer Canadians visited Las Vegas overall last year.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Instead, much of Iraq rose up to expel US ground forces, and the war dragged on for eight years.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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The snake had dragged him roughly 30 feet from where their wrestling match began.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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The animal had crawled into a drain pipe during a cold snap and could not turn around to escape.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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As seen on video from the scene, traffic crawled along the expressway as smoke billowed from the cars and firefighters worked to extinguish the fire.—
Asal Rezaei,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Tarried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tarried. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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