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reconsider

[ree-kuhn-sid-er] / ˌri kənˈsɪd ər /


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But last week, the replies were inundated with complaints that Letterboxd had defected to the corporate dark side, along with fearful pleas for the platform’s owners to reconsider.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

Without a known source of the outbreak, medical experts say Americans should reconsider buying and eating certain foods until the outbreak resolves.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

The motion said that Trump’s legal team was attempting further delay, having told Carroll’s lawyers that the president was considering asking the Supreme Court to reconsider its denial of his petition to hear the case.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

He did not specify what he wants to replace it, but he and BBC chair Samir Shah suggested the government should reconsider a compulsory household levy, which it previously ruled out.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

He took one step toward them, seemed to reconsider, and stopped.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

But we hope Dr. Makary reconsiders its therapy and the many others Dr. Prasad has unfairly nixed.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 7, 2026

His comments come as the UK National Screening Committee reconsiders its decision from five years ago not to recommend routine screening.

From BBC Oct. 14, 2025

“We hope the federal government reconsiders and allows the fun and informative phrases to continue on Arizona’s highway message signs.”

From Slate Jan. 23, 2024

Michael Ian Black is an interesting figure in the film as he reconsiders his own tweets at the time in support of a C.K. comeback.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2023

He turns away, then reconsiders, turns back, stooping toward me.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Fast-food chains have struggled to increase sales for years as consumers, navigating rising prices, have reconsidered how they spend on food.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

However, the findings suggest that projections of forests growing larger and storing substantially more carbon in a warmer, CO2 rich world may need to be reconsidered.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

Micron’s valuation is being reconsidered due to a potential memory chip supercycle, despite its low 9.74 times forward earnings.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

However, the state prosecutor has asked that it and 12 other older allegations be reconsidered with a view to possible inclusion in the charges.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

The National Advisory Cancer Council reconsidered its decision to scatter its funds in small increments, choosing instead to concentrate its financial firepower on a few larger projects.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

“When we’re all sitting there saying, ‘No, that doesn’t gain an unfair advantage,’ then that’s when we have to start reconsidering things back to the spirit of the law.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

The Duke of Sussex is reconsidering plans to bring his wife and children to the UK next month after his request for police protection was rejected, the BBC understands.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

“This argues for reconsidering portfolio allocations that were shaped during the low-yield, low-volatility decade following the global financial crisis,” said the Pimco team.

From MarketWatch Jun. 13, 2026

Many said inflation is changing how they behave, from reconsidering summer vacation plans to making fewer grocery store trips.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

“No, no,” he said, but even as he spoke, he was reconsidering.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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