contemplates
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This contemplates the Rams selecting USC receiver Makai Lemon, although it’s entirely possible that the sure-handed Trojans star will already be gone by the time the 13th pick rolls around.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 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
The Constitution contemplates Congress having limited law-enforcement powers and even specifies crimes it can punish: treason, counterfeiting, “offences against the law of nations” and “piracies and felonies on the high seas.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
The dollar regained much of the ground lost after the jobs report, as Wall Street contemplates an extended period of uncertainty that could keep the Fed from cutting interest rates in December.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
The more one contemplates the hot viruses, the less they look like parasites and the more they begin to look like predators.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
