pondered

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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

Back in the 2010s, for instance, executives at Gilead Sciences pondered how much to charge for Sovaldi, its miracle cure for hepatitis C.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

The question that Barclays analyst Dan Levy pondered on Tuesday was, of course, why?

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Short-staffed on a weekend morning, O’Hara immediately made calls for help to other agencies and pondered whether the National Guard might have to be called in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

From Frodo’s mind the bright morning — treacherously bright, he thought — had not banished the fear of pursuit; and he pondered the words of Gildor.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien