contemplate
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Running out of space to stash crude on land and at sea, Rosneft started to contemplate output cuts, said senior Russian energy officials.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Losing Brown and Cummings was grim enough but the fear of losing Steyn as well was too much to contemplate.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
Investors should contemplate this war’s financial effects just the same.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
“I recognize my suggestions are hard for many to contemplate and may be even viewed as overly harsh by some.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
Not too far along I found a pleasant resting place where I could sit and munch and contemplate and stare out over the stately brown, slow-moving Father of Waters as my spirit required.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing contemplate
Of Mice and Men
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List 5
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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