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rethink

[ree-thingk, ree-thingk] / riˈθɪŋk, ˈriˌθɪŋk /


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When that happens, companies tend to rethink their borrowing needs, which can result in a pullback in bond issuance or more issuance for shorter periods of 10 years or less, King noted.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

On the rare occasions when Erskine could find McCarthy, he pressed the author to rethink his arcane vocabulary choices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Professor Bundgaard believes the findings could provide an opportunity to rethink how cardiovascular prevention is carried out.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has signalled she is willing to rethink plans to make it harder for foreign workers to claim permanent residence in the UK.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

“You might want to rethink that,” said Mother.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

AI adoption has, at times, also shown signs of running up against roadblocks, as OpenAI reportedly rethinks the way it works with retailers following hiccups in bot-assisted checkout features.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026

Here are six examples of rethinks that not only brought back beloved series from the graveyard but made them award-worthy all over again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025

We applied those lessons to this recipe from our book “The New Rules,” which rethinks familiar dishes to change the way you cook.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2023

Companies have added some safeguards over the years, Elgersma noted, but these are piecemeal changes, not fundamental rethinks of the services.

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2023

What his tribe speaks he repeats; but he does not simply echo their words, he rethinks them.

From A Grammar of Freethought by Chapman Cohen

Just as nations dramatically rethought energy policy after the oil crises of the 1970s, a disruption of this scale will force governments around the world to rethink energy strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026

The world's armies "haven't fundamentally rethought how we plan, how we conduct operations, to take advantage" of AI's capabilities, he added.

From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026

At the same time, Lloyd Webber has rethought his business model.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2025

But he said he had later rethought this view.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025

The radical design makes it clear that Wright had completely rethought the purpose of an art museum.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

Health-ring maker Oura is the latest big name to put its IPO plans on hold, joining a growing list of companies rethinking their public-market debuts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

It can also mean rethinking the culture of the kitchen itself.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

At a time when many college students say they are rethinking their academic focus because of the fast-emerging technology, new findings supply hard data on the potential costs of these decisions.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

One regent signaled he is rethinking his own vote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

When there was such enormous interest in the movie, I began rethinking my reluctance to talk about my experiences.

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




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