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consideration

[kuhn-sid-uh-ray-shuhn] / kənˌsɪd əˈreɪ ʃən /






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For example, Eshalomi said drivers would "now have a guaranteed minimum five minutes to decide whether to park", known as the consideration period.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

On the other hand, skeptics might believe that granting AI systems moral consideration disempowers humans and wastes resources.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

Parcel delivery, California regulators declared in 1926, was “essentially different” from other trucking and deserved special consideration, language others would follow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

A panel of judges, following the law, refused to allow Habba to serve in an interim capacity, forcing Trump to withdraw her name from consideration for the job, designating her acting U.S. attorney instead.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Most of the time, I complimented her on her vocabulary, but at that moment her consideration was making me sick to my stomach.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

“Unless the Fed speaks authoritatively, over and above what market considerations are, it will just lose its voice,” Economides said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

Over the weekend, Pakistan blocked trucks coming from Iran at two key border crossings at Gabd and Taftan, citing security considerations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Wilson declined to comment on any of the legal considerations or further technical aspects of the deal “to protect the integrity of the process.”

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

Eric Talley, a corporate law, governance and finance expert at Columbia Law School, said other practical considerations may be at play, including the challenges Musk faces running both companies separately while developing joint strategic initiatives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

But there were other considerations: whom he was racing against, and where, and what the consequences might be if he won.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli


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