dwelling upon
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There was no dwelling upon what the emails even showed.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2020
“Without dynamite in the streets” is a phrase worth dwelling upon.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2019
Batchelor advocated sitting in silence while dwelling upon the following question: "Since death alone is certain and the time of death uncertain, what should I do?"
From Scientific American ● Oct. 29, 2017
There are regrets — such as judging — that Sergey Kovalev wants to stop dwelling upon as he moves toward his June 17 rematch against Andre Ward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2017
He would lie by the hour, eager, alert, at Thornton’s feet, looking up into his face, dwelling upon it, studying it, following with keenest interest each fleeting expression, every movement or change of feature.
From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
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