contemplate
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“The thought that leads me to contemplate with dread the erasure of other voices, of unwritten novels, poems whispered or swallowed for fear of being overheard — that thought is a nightmare,” she said.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
Seriously, though, sad as I am to contemplate life without “Hacks,” I am equally thrilled that the show so thoroughly stuck its landing.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
“I’m looking at these numbers and could not even contemplate signing on the bottom line,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Morbid though it is to contemplate, those kinds of numbers probably make more congressional deaths in the near future inevitable.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026
The prospect of parting—probably forever—from his aunt, uncle, and cousin was one that he was able to contemplate quite cheerfully, but there was nevertheless a certain awkwardness in the air.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing contemplate
Of Mice and Men
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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