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reconsider

[ree-kuhn-sid-er] / ˌri kənˈsɪd ər /


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Labour MP for Warrington South Sarah Hall told the Commons she wanted the government to encourage US authorities to reconsider the case.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

But last week, the replies were inundated with complaints that Letterboxd had defected to the corporate dark side, along with fearful pleas for the platform’s owners to reconsider.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

Without a known source of the outbreak, medical experts say Americans should reconsider buying and eating certain foods until the outbreak resolves.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

However, she agreed with Kavanaugh’s approach of leaving it to Congress to reconsider the issue.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

“He told me he’d left the last time I saw him. I urged him to reconsider, but he said it was already done.”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Susan Cheever reads her father’s short stories and reconsiders her memories of him as parent and artist.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

The FCA also wants the Supreme Court to make a quick decision when it reconsiders the Court of Appeal's ruling.

From BBC Mar. 11, 2025

“We hope the federal government reconsiders and allows the fun and informative phrases to continue on Arizona’s highway message signs.”

From Slate Jan. 23, 2024

“So far she’s been missing the opportunity, but we hope that she reconsiders and does the right thing.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 2, 2023

He fiddles with the batteries, reconsiders the antennas, triple-checks fuses.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Fast-food chains have struggled to increase sales for years as consumers, navigating rising prices, have reconsidered how they spend on food.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

However, the findings suggest that projections of forests growing larger and storing substantially more carbon in a warmer, CO2 rich world may need to be reconsidered.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

Micron’s valuation is being reconsidered due to a potential memory chip supercycle, despite its low 9.74 times forward earnings.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

In March, González-Colón signed a law requiring the parole review board increase the pace at which parole denials are reconsidered.

From Salon May 6, 2026

I picked up my fedora and started to put it on, but then I reconsidered.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

“When we’re all sitting there saying, ‘No, that doesn’t gain an unfair advantage,’ then that’s when we have to start reconsidering things back to the spirit of the law.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

The Duke of Sussex is reconsidering plans to bring his wife and children to the UK next month after his request for police protection was rejected, the BBC understands.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

“This argues for reconsidering portfolio allocations that were shaped during the low-yield, low-volatility decade following the global financial crisis,” said the Pimco team.

From MarketWatch Jun. 13, 2026

Fed governor Stephen Miran said Thursday he is reconsidering his rate cut outlook for the year.

From Barron's Apr. 16, 2026

Perhaps she spent time reconsidering her options before responding to his message.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby




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