And so we can thank the American buffalo that once wondered the open plains for this meaning of the word buff.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

John Coates -- himself a former trader -- wondered if,over all, men with more testosterone made more successful traders.

VOA: special.2009.02.25

After I learned that the one in front went to another farm, I wondered where it went from there.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

It was already eight o'clock and Sylvie wondered if her grandmother would be angry with her for being so late.

VOA: special.2010.04.03

At first,people wondered: would President Hayes keep the promises that were made to help him win the election.

VOA: special.2010.03.11

I wondered afterward that she didn't see where it was all leadin' to, but she didn't."

VOA: special.2010.05.15

For years,people have wondered whether they are safe from germs when they travel in small,enclosed areas.

VOA: special.2009.07.14

Psychologist Richard Stephens wondered if using curse words truly helped people experiencing physical pain.

VOA: special.2009.08.18

"Yes.I wondered she didn't see she was losin' 'em-- that husband and daughter;

VOA: special.2010.05.15

Scientists have wondered about mysterious dark matter particles for more than seventy years.

VOA: special.2009.07.21

He wondered if Millicent had come home yet and read his letter.

VOA: special.2009.01.31

He also wondered if they had ever watched their children go hungry.

VOA: special.2009.11.10

Many sellers and buyers wondered if this would end the historic market.

VOA: special.2009.08.21

He wondered what kind of a person his father really was.

VOA: special.2009.03.07

He wondered how long it took a bird to die.

VOA: special.2010.03.20

How strange,I thought. I wondered how Caswell got it.

VOA: special.2010.06.12

He wondered why he was there in the boat.

VOA: special.2010.03.06

Ben wondered where the shot had come from.

VOA: special.2010.03.20

I always wondered where the roads went.

VOA: special.2010.01.30

Shin says when he got the call from the Red Cross, he was so happy, he wondered if he was dreaming.

VOA: standard.2009.09.26

She says she wondered "Where are the buyers?". Whatever she made she still had at the end of the day and she wondered, do people want batik or not?

VOA: standard.2010.04.14

"We'll address directly the notion, I think,that many have wondered, which is the juxtaposition of the timing for the Nobel Peace Prize and his commitment to add more troops into Afghanistan,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.10