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“Pakistan was wandering in the geopolitical wilderness after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan,” Elizabeth Threlkeld, a Pakistan expert at the Stimson Center, says in a phone interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Stephen Moorer, the Pacific Repertory Theatre executive director, told the news station that he noticed a man who was wandering Monte Verde Street between 8th and 9th avenues with a rifle.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2024

The software engineer Steven Sinofsky, formerly the head of Microsoft’s Windows division, was wandering around downtown Seattle recently when he ran into “The Problem.”

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

Mr. Gonzalez was wandering at the edge of the park, near a row of houses.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2024

Jaime had begun at the university and Nicolas was wandering about in search of his destiny.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende