pondered
Example Sentences
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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
Some have pondered if a subtlety here may be that the vetting advice wasn't definitive in its judgement, but the Foreign Office concluded it amounted to Lord Mandelson failing it and others did not.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
Critics pondered whether “Margaret” was too dated to appeal to today’s youth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 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
Tree-ear often pondered these kinds of questions, alone or in discussion with Crane-man.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
