contemplate
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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
“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
Those who contemplate Sparta’s trajectory will not, one hopes, be as blind to history’s lessons as the Greeks themselves were.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Laughing, Harry turned to contemplate the blank wall behind which, he was sure, Draco Malfoy was now standing frozen, aware that someone unwelcome was out there, but not daring to make an appearance.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" 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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