as in going on
to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point
my attention wandered as she blathered on about her endlessly active social life
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But parents could make a lesson out of going on a trip to the bank, or with very young children, Tsuei recommends pretend play, such as acting out buying toys from a store.
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Even a loss likely wouldn’t prevent the Three Lions from going on as a third-place team.
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Throughout the latter two videos, Ivey spoke to the camera while driving his car and rambling through various evangelical talking points.
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This rambling 1,200-acre Southern California ranch has both and much more, plus a supremely private and scenic locale on the outskirts of the historic community of San Juan Capistrano.
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High yields worldwide have been rattling investors after oil prices burst above $100 per barrel because of the war.
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Now, with aftershocks still rattling damaged cities and thousands of people displaced, some analysts warn the government’s handling of the disaster may be accelerating public disillusionment with the Chavista power structure.
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The second stage is a lean Mach-O file written for Macs running on Apple CPUs.
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If the device experience fails, the software running on it rarely delivers its intended value.
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“Blathering (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blathering%20%28on%29. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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