cross the mind
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But it is difficult to think that the possibility it might also coincide with a Grand Slam bid did not cross the mind of organisers.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
But no sooner does that loaded word — domesticate — cross the mind than you begin confronting gender questions.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2021
If nothing else, remember that this would never cross the mind of a straight person, as they’d simply check the “heterosexual” box without a second thought.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2020
But why should such a thought cross the mind of this man, now?
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan
He was earnestly requested not to communicate the change of plan to any member of his party except Mr. Judd, nor permit even a suspicion of it to cross the mind of another.
From Baltimore and The Nineteenth of April, 1861 A Study of the War by George William Brown
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