reconsider
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However, that decision was catastrophically undermined by incorrect information, missing records and an extraordinary refusal to reconsider it when the court provided an opportunity to do so.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
My thoughts were elsewhere as I zoomed past the spot on my household mission, but a voice from the past nudged me to reconsider.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Such systems might alert clinicians when a new medication appears to be treating a known side effect of an existing drug, giving them an opportunity to reconsider the treatment plan before adding another prescription.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
District Judge J. Michael Seabright to reconsider his prior ruling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 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
His comments come as the UK National Screening Committee reconsiders its decision from five years ago not to recommend routine screening.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 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
Michael Ian Black is an interesting figure in the film as he reconsiders his own tweets at the time in support of a C.K. comeback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
Julia starts to crumple up the paper, then reconsiders.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
Her lawyer might try to have her bail reconsidered, but the fact that there’s been a mistrial doesn’t really change Clancy’s circumstances.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
But those strategies may need to be reconsidered if mammalian metabolism, rather than microbes, is responsible for much of what circulates in the body.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
A judge had also blocked that plan, but said it could be reconsidered after further review.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Any proposal that risks undermining the unity and universal character of the competition must be reconsidered."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Though, of course, as soon as Joe left he reconsidered, wondering was he crazy to encourage such a hopeless and inflammatory act?
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
However, Steffi Cao argues, many people are reconsidering how they shop for clothes.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
The researchers nevertheless considered their findings serious enough to warrant reconsidering the sweetener's safety.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Their two recent books for adult readers make the impassioned case for reconsidering children’s literature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“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
Dad opens his mouth like he’s going to speak, but closes it again, reconsidering his reaction.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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