contemplation
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He typically records alone—This Is Lorelei is his solo project—and a feeling of solitary contemplation permeates his music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
So did I, in contemplation of all the gadgets, guest appearances and exposition dumps the film’s screenwriters, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, mistake for a compelling story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The lead characters are sketches of real people — mere catalysts for thematic contemplation when they should also be genuinely integral parts of a story.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
The spaces are intended as places of contemplation and rejuvenation for the athletes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
His years of contemplation of Hindu scriptures had led initially to theological curiosity, but eventually to a change of faith.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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First, pessimism is the natural state for any contemplations of peace in the Middle East.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2025
Visitors to the Hsi Lai Temple dining hall are encouraged to participate in five meal contemplations:
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
And when Bach’s bouncy Courante followed that section’s extended contemplations, it sounded a little slick — a puzzle piece that had been smoothed out to fit a place where it didn’t belong.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2023
Although it taps into the same aimlessness that fuels the other tracks on “Nacarile,” iLe considers it one of the more “hopeful” contemplations.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2023
In such interdimensional contemplations, we need not be restricted to two dimensions.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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