as in to ramble
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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Pedraza’s rambling business updates are larded with references to Daoist philosopher Laozi, Napoleon and Ronald Coase, the Nobel laureate economist.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes,
4 Feb. 2025 -
One notable casualty is the Andrew McNally House, a rambling Queen Anne Victorian that once stood alone amid citrus groves in Altadena.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2025
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Friday’s announcement of new potential tariffs that could hit all corners of the world rattled investors.—
David Goldman,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Also rattled was the faith of foreign governments in America’s steadfastness, which may not recover as long as Trump is in the White House.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2025
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Crean Lutheran went on an 11-0 run after a 57-57 deadlock in the fourth quarter to defeat host Brentwood 62-52 in Division 1.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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Based on the novel by Adele Lim and directed by Jon M. Chu, who would go on to direct Wicked, the film made $26,510,140 on its opening weekend with a lifetime gross of $174,532,921. 5.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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