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ponder

[pon-der] / ˈpɒn dər /


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Plenty for the new Test coach - and English cricket - to ponder.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Watching Maxine ponder her options is particularly affecting, especially in the moments when she tries — and sometimes fails — to reach her daughter, Eden, over the phone.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

So ponder the virtues of doing nothing or of doing little.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

“Plan 75” eschewed dystopian-thriller conventions to ponder how Japan might one day treat its senior citizens, viewing them as little more than a drain on resources.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

I didn’t ponder that very long, though, because then I noticed his body ... or bodies.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

Yet the music reflects an emotional wisdom that had to be earned through experience, as in the folky “Time,” which ponders her and Roach’s relationships with their two adult sons.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

In his weekly Flow Show strategy note, Bank of America’s Michael Hartnett ponders the likelihood of Warsh imposing a rate hike to calm the long end of the Treasury curve.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

“In the Mouth of Madness” ponders just how powerful media — and our relationship to it — can be, and Neill gives an electrifying turn as a man caught up in a myth made real.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

The author ponders whether Offa’s name is a contraction of Osfrith—his father was Thingfrith and his son was Ecgfrith.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

I can tell by Peter’s face that he ponders things just as deeply as I do.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

Lewis admitted some of the witness stories were compelling and "would have an effect" on him as he pondered them before his rational self took over.

From BBC Apr. 3, 2026

When lawmakers have pondered the best ways to put checks on personal power, it is to classical Athens that they have often looked.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 8, 2026

Back in the 2010s, for instance, executives at Gilead Sciences pondered how much to charge for Sovaldi, its miracle cure for hepatitis C.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2026

The question that Barclays analyst Dan Levy pondered on Tuesday was, of course, why?

From Barron's Feb. 17, 2026

As Roy rode away on his bike, he pondered the possibility that Mullet Fingers was better off roaming the woods than living at home with a witch for a mother.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

Treasury yield rose to a 19-year high after the Fed kept interest rates on hold, but left the market pondering about its future path.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

And Aaron Donald, one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history, is pondering coming out of retirement.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

The Schwab strategists began pondering this three years ago as what they called the “great moderation” era — two decades of disinflation, suppressed volatility and reduced supply shocks — was over.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

As “Contapposto” arrives at its beautiful, life-affirming conclusion, we are left pondering the significance of artistic endeavor in a world that commodifies everything, including our bodies and brains.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

Ivy couldn’t help but wonder if, just maybe, they were simply pondering mysteries too.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake




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