as in travels
literary
to move from one place to another
We wended through the narrow streets.
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Knox is played by Grace Van Patten, who dons blue contacts to complete the transformation, and begins before the American student travels to Italy for her study abroad.—
Claudia Rosenbaum,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025 -
In an era when misinformation travels faster than facts and contentious debates make headlines daily, that function becomes not merely valuable but essential.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Hurricanes score on opening drive Miami marches down the field on its opening drive, with Carson Beck’s 8-yard pass to freshman and former West Broward standout Josh Moore resulting in a touchdown.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Laura marches over to the butcher shop run by Cherry’s mother Tracey Laine (Karen Henthorn), demanding to know whether Cherry pushed her father.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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The court will decide whether to extend McElroy’s TRO into a longer preliminary injunction, which would keep the FEMA homeland security grants available while the case proceeds.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Robinson's Monday court appearance was for a waiver hearing to determine whether the defense forces prosecutors to present probable cause before the case proceeds.—
Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The event will feature local journalists, along with artisans and podcasters, for a night that goes behind the scenes of local news.—
Detroit Free Press staff,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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That goes for maximizing fall color as well as about every other growth/performance metric.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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DirectStorage speeds up game load times, making the most of modern hardware.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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Castro used creative building methods and took advantage of special zoning and state laws, helping keep costs low and speeds up construction.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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But Democrats want a deal now, and Republicans say nothing can happen until their bill passes.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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As Imelda passes near Bermuda, 2 to 4 inches — 50 to 100 mm — of rainfall is expected from Wednesday into Thursday.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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The state will announce other closures as the project progresses, officials said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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October does not typically begin with flannel-and-jeans weather, but Louisville is supposed to be gradually trending in that direction as the month progresses.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Amazon has already dropped hundreds of deals on top-quality espresso makers ahead of its two-day Prime Big Deal Days event, which runs October 7 and 8.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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Believing that debt doesn’t matter because growth will take care of it is the last stage of the cycle, when optimism runs ahead of reality.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Wends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wends. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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