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consider

[kuhn-sid-er] / kənˈsɪd ər /




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Ariel, which has a 5.4% stake in Mattel, said the stock was undervalued and that Mattel should consider a divestiture, merger or outright sale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Is there a company he might consider a model?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Kingdom, “An action is arbitrary and capricious when the agency relies on inappropriate factors, fails to consider important aspects of the problem, or ignores relevant evidence.”

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

Add another pot or two, increase the quantities and consider enlisting contributions from friends.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

“That depends on what you consider dirty,” he replied.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

The Independent considers an inquiry which found that government failures in care settings created an environment that allowed Covid to "spread like wildfire" among the most vulnerable.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Gartner this week also released its top 10 strategic technology trends for 2027, technologies it considers disruptive enough to require a C-suite response.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Martin focuses on significant divergences in the market to gauge the likelihood of an imminent market turning point, though the particular divergences he considers most significant is proprietary.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Because of that, the Catholic Church in Ireland considers Fr Doyle to be an "ecumenical martyr of charity" who died ministering to soldiers of other Christian denominations.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Dad won’t be interested in a fancy picture frame, not after Dr. Throckmorton Claus has already given him what he considers the greatest Christmas present since gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

Individual investors have flooded into funds that promise big gains by lending with relatively high interest rates to what would traditionally be considered risky companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

However, the probability of serious adverse health effects is still considered low.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Prosecutors have requested a 12-year prison sentence for Luque, a neurosurgeon considered a key decision-maker for Maradona at the time of his death.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Although the Exeter disruption remains one of the earliest credible examples of space weather affecting technology, it can no longer be considered the first.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Angela considered telling Monique that if Sky Trails had banned crash from their employees’ vocabulary, that maybe passengers should be protected from hearing pilot error as well.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The paper says Burnham is considering exempting care workers from a proposal to extend the qualifying period for claiming indefinite leave to remain from five years to 15 years.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Pyongyang said Monday the situation along the two countries' shared border was "grave" and that it was considering deploying additional "tactical strike means" to the area.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

The government deemed the risk worthwhile considering the millions of lives projected to be lost in an invasion of the Japanese mainland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Domínguez said the accusations don’t even make sense considering she has never voted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

This is perhaps indicative of excess glibness, considering how little I apparently knew.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen


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