contemplation
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The room is described as a "calm, cosy place for contemplation" by the independent charity which looks after six royal sites and palaces.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
The pair’s voices complement each other, striking a balance between relaxed contemplation and intensity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Tickets must be purchased online for specific time slots, the number of simultaneous visitors is capped at 1,500 and a daily morning “quiet hour” was recently introduced to facilitate prayer and contemplation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Then, she invites participants to get comfortable in their seats while she reads selections from the book that encourage surrender, rest and contemplation during the winter months.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
S.Q. brought their juice and tripped out again; Mr. Curtain sipped from his paper cup with an expression of eager contemplation, and then the moment had arrived.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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First, pessimism is the natural state for any contemplations of peace in the Middle East.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2025
And when Bach’s bouncy Courante followed that section’s extended contemplations, it sounded a little slick — a puzzle piece that had been smoothed out to fit a place where it didn’t belong.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2023
Although it taps into the same aimlessness that fuels the other tracks on “Nacarile,” iLe considers it one of the more “hopeful” contemplations.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2023
Schubert’s contemplations of mortality are thus not limited to the initial movement as the essay suggests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2020
In such interdimensional contemplations, we need not be restricted to two dimensions.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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