contemplative
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I remember finding “Promising Young Woman” to be contemplative.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
In the slightly more complicated “Kingdom Hearts 2” Panettiere’s older Kairi is contemplative, defiant and desperate to help all her friends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
But where those painters and their concerns come off as contemplative or evangelical, Mr. Adams’s works feel frivolous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
That loss was addressed on 2023's mournful, contemplative album But Here We Are.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
The professor was Dr. Richard Kimball, and he had a resonant, contemplative voice.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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