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lost in thought







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Behind him, his comrade gazes upward, lost in thought.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

She clutches a fan in her hand and gazes pensively, lost in thought, serene, yet tinged with sadness.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2023

You could describe them as attentive, even lost in thought.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023

Cannon is concentrating, engaged with art, lost in thought.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2022

Emily searched for a juice glass among the various moving boxes and bags that still cluttered the counter and floor, lost in thought about The Gold-Bug.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman


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