as in to stay
to reside as a temporary guest
began their retirement by leisurely sojourning with friends and relatives scattered across the country
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Tim Britton, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
Trujillo speculated that Harris’ current state was probably similar to Hillary Clinton’s hiking sojourns in the Chappaqua woods after losing to Donald Trump in 2016, or Al Gore growing a beard in the bruising aftermath of his 2000 defeat.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
The new study, published this week in Nature Communications, bolsters evidence that modern humans sojourned out of Africa more than once and traveled vast distances—although these precocious migrants likely didn’t contribute many, if any, genes to modern populations.
—Byscience News Staff, science.org, 15 June 2023
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Noun
Fortunately for the Mets, this long sojourn west is over, with an off-day Monday to lick their wounds.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
Trujillo speculated that Harris’ current state was probably similar to Hillary Clinton’s hiking sojourns in the Chappaqua woods after losing to Donald Trump in 2016, or Al Gore growing a beard in the bruising aftermath of his 2000 defeat.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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The group had sojourned to Badwater Basin, the park’s lowest point and the lowest point in North America, which sits 282 feet below sea level.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
The new study, published this week in Nature Communications, bolsters evidence that modern humans sojourned out of Africa more than once and traveled vast distances—although these precocious migrants likely didn’t contribute many, if any, genes to modern populations.
—Byscience News Staff, science.org, 15 June 2023
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“Sojourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sojourn. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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