pondering
Example Sentences
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For the first time, newspaper columnists are pondering a hypothetical scenario in which he might withdraw from the election.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Children’s Hospital Colorado suspended those services in January; that decision was upheld by a state judge, but the Colorado Supreme Court is pondering whether to order the services to resume.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
Think about the calculations that China’s generals are running through their heads in pondering a war for Taiwan.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Like many artists do at some point, Sylvie Baker was suffering from a slump, pondering whether she should keep pursuing her passion of painting.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Alas, we shall never know, and it is too late to go back and change things now, but pondering such deep and unanswerable questions is the job of philosophers—which brings us back to Mr. Hobbes.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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