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Emily, John, and David ponder unsolved questions about ourselves and our world.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

U.S. stock-index futures were little changed on Sunday, as investors ponder the likelihood of a fresh interest-rate hike and look ahead to fresh labor data and tech earnings this week.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 30, 2026

Moore’s book prompted Keynes to ponder what it meant to be good and, eventually, how much was “enough,” economically speaking, for people to live a good life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

It leaves the rest of us to ponder what might become of this England team.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Losing my dad exacerbated my sense that there was no time to sit around and ponder how my life should go.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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 the Mouth of Madness” ponders just how powerful media — and our relationship to it — can be, and Neill gives an electrifying turn as a man caught up in a myth made real.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 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

Not that she dissects and ponders the dusty mechanical bits of her miserable life’s curse.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

Investors pondered whether the recent selloff had gone too far and now offered attractive levels to start buying again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Yuriy, a senior instructor who led one of the squads across the gruelling obstacle course, has at times pondered the necessity of such trials given the nature of drone warfare.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

McElwee has often pondered the downside of essentially treating himself like a human camera, observing the world rather than fully engaging in it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

Before they left, Bella-May, Zoe and Kate pondered what a future exhibition telling the story of life in the 2020s would include.

From BBC ● May 24, 2026

Then, as he pondered the mission that lay ahead for him, he realized, suddenly, he could not fulfill it.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

"The biggest compliment you can pay Harry Kane is to ask yourself how long we've been pondering the question 'what will England do if Harry Kane gets injured?',"

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Take a look back at the memorable unsolved queries that Slate readers were pondering 20 years ago.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 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

Those have injected a level of uncertainty for corporate managements pondering whether to spend money on expansion that they haven’t had to confront in years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

The robot was so busy pondering these ideas that she was slow to notice the changes happening around her.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown