contemplative
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For nearly 14 years, I’ve returned to this contemplative missive through every bump in the occupational road or moment of professional strife.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
After the energy of the five opening songs, we hear the resonant toll of The Sacred Bell of King Seongdeok - one of Korea's national treasures - and BTS slip into a more contemplative mode.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
John Kelly and Andrew Freedman’s light, contemplative film reads as a hopeful look at retirement and beyond.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
Pratt said his concept for the memorial, titled “Warriors’ Circle of Honor”—a contemplative and subtly interactive space, focused around a circular stainless steel sculpture, mounted on a drum—came to him in a dream.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
“Aunt Kate,” I whispered some time later as the rocking rhythm of the train lulled us not to sleep, but to some tense, contemplative place.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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