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Curiously, the book also dwells little on Monroe’s own literary ambitions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Still, the book doesn’t quite deliver on its promise; this “warts-and-all” look at the American past dwells, a bit predictably, on the warts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He never dwells on errors, he just kicks on.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

As in “A Christmas Carol,” the show dwells in a universe in which the supernatural is part of everyday life.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2024

She sent one of them in her car to the bleak region where Famine dwells to order her to take possession of Erysichthon.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton