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We wended through the narrow streets.
We wended our way through the narrow streets.
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Chris Isidore, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
Millions more people have applied for asylum and are allowed to remain in the country while their cases wend through immigration court — though very few asylum claims are ultimately granted.
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In many countries, applicants can work, find housing, and put down roots while their cases wend their way through the system.
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Dozens of EVs are wending their way through product pipelines that take years to navigate, often far longer than a single presidential term.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
Millions more people have applied for asylum and are allowed to remain in the country while their cases wend through immigration court — though very few asylum claims are ultimately granted.
—Allison McCann, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
In many countries, applicants can work, find housing, and put down roots while their cases wend their way through the system.
—Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
The processional wends its way across town led by a pickup truck that drags an open trailer full of musicians strumming guitars and leading the crowd in song.
—Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Wend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wend. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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