take a walk
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At times, the conversations made us tear up or need to take a walk around our office building.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Afterward, you can take a walk along the Santa Monica Pier or the beach, then grab what food columnist and critic Jenn Harris calls “the best grilled cheese in the universe” at Pasjoli.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
"I can take a walk through my past, as I wish. It's like projecting a film."
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
“Allowing myself to go outside and read in the hammock in the middle of the day or take a walk — it felt indulgent,” she says.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 10, 2025
The night Uncle Katsuhisa arrived in Iowa, he left the dinner table early so he could go out and take a walk and maybe talk to himself.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
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