on second thought
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“But on second thought, that was a little too corny.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
But on second thought, no one is better at playing The Entitled Mean Girl than Bondi herself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
What began as a flippantly offered pipe dream, on second thought sounded too good to resist.
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
The program’s true intentions are revealed in the 10th criteria of its first two answers to my question—Cost, then, on second thought, Availability.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2023
OK, on second thought, maybe honesty isn’t the best policy after all.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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