second thought
Example Sentences
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It is in these jargon-rich, usually quiet meetings where so many data centers are approved without second thought.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
But for Fatima, a 36-year-old German housewife travelling with her family, "there was no second thought" about coming to Mecca, Islam's holiest city.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
He told his parents he had noticed an identical one on the bar, picked it up and put it in his pocket without a second thought - not realising it belonged to somebody else.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
The second thought explicit directions were a mere suggestion and not to be followed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
I guess she has a second thought about what she’s doing, because she turns my arm loose and starts giving me one of her speeches.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
