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rethink

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


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LatamChequea, a network of 47 regional verification initiatives, asked the tech giant to rethink its decision.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Germany and Europe need to rethink our defensive postures.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Its curatorial methods may not force a reconsideration of how to rethink a museum, but giving audiences of nontraditional forms of art the weight of an entire institution could prove more consequential.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Another factor persuading carry traders to rethink their exposure may be the imminence of further tightening by the Bank of Japan.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

“Or you’re never going to win the gold. We’ll have to rethink the whole party if you only get the silver.”

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

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

With his business in shambles, Randy rethinks his strategy with the help of an over-complimentary AI chatbot.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 25, 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 role has subsequently been rethought, is being rewritten and will be recast in the coming weeks.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 27, 2026

The Liberal Democrats said the situation is "appalling" and the whole system needs to be "rethought".

From BBC Feb. 22, 2026

Michael Rosenberg, chief executive of Hawke & Co, a New York-based company that makes jackets, vests and other clothing items, said they had rethought their big-and-tall selection, which he said was an ancillary business.

From MarketWatch Jan. 8, 2026

She dropped her forehead against the lichens and rethought what had gone between them.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

Look past the interest-rate forecasts and you’ll see a major rethinking under way at the central bank.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Fast-food chains are rethinking their shift toward kiosk and app ordering at the expense of friendly smiles and the human touch.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Rather, they are rethinking the role that digital offerings play in their operations and nudging employees to assign higher priority to customer service, not just rely on kiosk ordering.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Education, my second love, was worth rethinking too.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

Not by rethinking the entire classical music enterprise or building new concert halls or pumping in millions of new dollars, but by paying attention to the tiniest detail, the first two seconds of the audition.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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