Pet
Pet verb - To touch or handle in a tender or loving manner.
Remain
Remain verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Slughorn tells a poignant story about Lily giving him a pet fish, but the script has to take it just a little too far by having Harry say, "Or the fishbowl will always remain empty."
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If we count characters like Rawnblade and Folgrim, that are, by any reasonable standards, bloodthirsty psychopaths, that pass as good guys by virtue of targeting villains and having some Pet the Dog moments, then only mice remain.
Source: Literature / Redwall -
Morality Pet: Beldar has only a few misgivings about conquering Earth, as was his original mission, but seeing a depressed Connie convinces him to scare off the war fleet from Earth so they can remain on Earth as a normal family.
Source: Film / Coneheads
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