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or dwelt
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as in remained
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
dwelling with a farm family as an exchange student in France
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Yet Dylan remained deeply ambivalent about being absorbed into any kind of movement.—
Grant Wong,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024 -
Despite this drop, the proportion of Americans anticipating an economic downturn over the next year remained steady.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The couple resided in the Sacramento area and arrived in Mexico at the end of November to spend the holidays with relatives, Guzmán said.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2024
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Actress Connie Britton, who played Tami Taylor—the wife of head football coach Eric Taylor—is known to have resided in Austin.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American-Statesman,
13 Dec. 2024
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“Dwelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwelled. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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