as in stays
a temporary residing as another's guest
a fable about the tarry of two Americans in a Scottish village that every century magically comes into existence for a day
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as in waits
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 lingers
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 visits
to reside as a temporary guest
he tarried with us all summer, sleeping on the screened-in porch most nights
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Multiple hospital stays became fodder for school bullies, who also ridiculed his size.
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Facility dogs are trained to be more goal-oriented, helping kids reach medical goals that impact their healing, enabling them to get home from inpatient stays.
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
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On the walls, a few pots hang from a copper rod, a dinner bell waits to be jingled, and an ancient clock keeps time.
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The math turns against you the moment a balance lingers, though.
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The sisters have reportedly made efforts to remain active within the royal family, but a sense of distance lingers.
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If Markle and the children do accompany Harry outside of the capital, the family are rumored to pay visits to Warwickshire for Scotty's Little Soldiers Summer Festival and Northamptonshire to visit Princess Diana's childhood house, Althorp Estate.
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The Golden Eagles have been driving around willing to play seven-on-seven against top Southern Section opponents, including visits to West Hills and Simi Valley.
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But the fear of being snatched by ICE agents remains, Neel said.
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But much of the repressive and corrupt structure in place during Maduro’s reign remains, with no concrete date set for democratic presidential elections.
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The deal also delays the elimination of dental help for undocumented adults a year later than Newsom proposed.
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Extending careers delays workforce loss but does not address long-term demographic trends or the inevitability of workforce transition.
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Laqueur’s book dwells on the way that canines often function in art—as seers of things that people miss.
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Kenneth Tam’s video work dwells with a community of taxi-drivers struggling with the erosion of their trade in the wake of rideshare apps.
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Stanford research on more than 100,000 developers found that teams often feel quicker with AI early on, while at the same time racking up technical debt that drags on them later.
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Frieson then appears, drags her by the arm, and closes the door.
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“Tarries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tarries. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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