contemplate
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Dahlia Lithwick: The decision in Slaughter will have knock-on effects that most people probably haven’t even begun to contemplate.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
He added that the department’s position is the state’s Administrative Procedure Act does not contemplate the commissioner or department staff authorizing intervention requests in the case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
The losses come as investors contemplate a coming IPO by Elon Musk's SpaceX, which is aiming to raise $75 billion in the biggest initial public offering ever.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
For a moment, he almost allows himself to contemplate victory.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
It was fairly easy to contemplate the race issue in the shop without reaching those heights of fear that devastated me.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
Paul McCartney releases an album inspired by his youth in Liverpool, Marilyn Monroe gets a centenary-celebrating exhibition in Los Angeles, Brendan Fraser’s Dwight D. Eisenhower contemplates storming the beaches of Normandy, and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
Yu Darvish will miss the season after undergoing elbow surgery, and is on the restricted list while he contemplates his future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
The film boldly contemplates the atmosphere of Brontë’s novel with both a straight face and a sense of humor.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026
But the mood within Welsh Labour as it contemplates elections across this nation is bleak, even black.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
Whenever Werner contemplates the old city, it is the chimneys that strike him.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
The couple anxiously contemplated the request before agreeing to lend Barnes £10,000, after he promised it would be repaid within a week.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Nike last week said its results would get a lift from tariff refunds that were “not contemplated in the company’s previously provided guidance.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
I never thought about it before, never contemplated it, never even thought of those words together before in my life, and they just came out to me that day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Imagine, for a moment, if former Vice President Kamala Harris had jumped into the governor’s race, as contemplated.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
My stomach tightened as I contemplated another lunch period in the library.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
Maxine is, after all, also an artist, trying to preserve her relationship with her children while going through a divorce, contemplating just how honest to be as she works through her mind’s frenzied state.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
On this late May evening, the 15 men gathered there were contemplating tackling something few had previously had the courage or skill to take on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Other veteran “60 Minutes” correspondents, including Lesley Stahl and Bill Whitaker, are said to be contemplating their exits External link.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Manchester City are contemplating taking legal action after a Real Madrid presidential candidate promised to sign their striker Erling Haaland.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Achelous arched his back as if contemplating a trick.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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Of Mice and Men
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