ponder
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But interest has recently been growing across social media, as younger Americans worry about how new technology like artificial intelligence will affect their careers, and ponder the uncertain future of Social Security.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
That’s why experts urge people of all ages to think ahead and ponder their end-of-life wishes while they’re still healthy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Plenty for the new Test coach - and English cricket - to ponder.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Watching Maxine ponder her options is particularly affecting, especially in the moments when she tries — and sometimes fails — to reach her daughter, Eden, over the phone.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
“Owl,” Feathers whispers to herself, her forehead creased in a confused ponder for an animal well never see again.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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“What’s a good story if things end up the way they began?” she ponders over the narration in the film’s opening sequence, itself a nod to how the first movie begins.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
In his weekly Flow Show strategy note, Bank of America’s Michael Hartnett ponders the likelihood of Warsh imposing a rate hike to calm the long end of the Treasury curve.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
When Carney has the chance to move anywhere in the world he wants, he ponders the appeal of fresh air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
In Benidorm, as he ponders what looks likely to be another record-breaking summer for Spain, Fede Fuster acknowledges the backlash against his sector.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
She ponders the transmigrations from the southern latitudes, the millions moving north.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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They all pondered what the items revealed about two people who dominated politics here for so long.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
For months, the senior U.S. senator from Montana pondered his political future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
The question that Barclays analyst Dan Levy pondered on Tuesday was, of course, why?
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
As he stood outside the crammed pub on Sunday night, Breslin pondered how he would get in, how best to navigate the huge crowd and how he might persuade Kingfishr to perform.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
His front hooves raised a few inches off the dirt, as if he’d pondered rearing but thought better of it, then he dropped his head and his paws stilled.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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But with Mr. Dudamel embracing it anew on the quarter-century anniversary of the events that prompted its creation, the composer is once more pondering this harrowing work and its painful genesis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Treasury yield rose to a 19-year high of 5.238% on Thursday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold, but left the market pondering about its future path.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The Schwab strategists began pondering this three years ago as what they called the “great moderation” era — two decades of disinflation, suppressed volatility and reduced supply shocks — was over.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
He was known to enjoy pondering economic minutiae while taking lengthy baths to relieve back problems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Why does she spend her time pondering something she’ll never be able to do?
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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