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But for that to happen, the Indian government will need to ponder what went wrong in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

That’s why experts urge people of all ages to think ahead and ponder their end-of-life wishes while they’re still healthy.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

It leaves the rest of us to ponder what might become of this England team.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Watching Maxine ponder her options is particularly affecting, especially in the moments when she tries — and sometimes fails — to reach her daughter, Eden, over the phone.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

Mortality had remained a conveniently hypothetical concept, an idea to ponder in the abstract.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

“What’s a good story if things end up the way they began?” she ponders over the narration in the film’s opening sequence, itself a nod to how the first movie begins.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Signs Honda are on the right track are what Alonso has been looking for as he ponders whether to stay in the sport beyond the end of the season.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

In his weekly Flow Show strategy note, Bank of America’s Michael Hartnett ponders the likelihood of Warsh imposing a rate hike to calm the long end of the Treasury curve.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

When Carney has the chance to move anywhere in the world he wants, he ponders the appeal of fresh air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Not that she dissects and ponders the dusty mechanical bits of her miserable life’s curse.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

Lewis admitted some of the witness stories were compelling and "would have an effect" on him as he pondered them before his rational self took over.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

Treasury yields settled little changed as Wall Street pondered the risk of a prolonged conflict in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

As the filing deadline approaches, Kiley pondered his path forward in a decision that was compared by political insiders to the reality television show “The Bachelor.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026

The question that Barclays analyst Dan Levy pondered on Tuesday was, of course, why?

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

He sat on a filthy stoop and pondered.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

With one hike delivered and one more likely to come this year, investors are pondering the likely pace of further tightening.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

And Aaron Donald, one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history, is pondering coming out of retirement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

The Schwab strategists began pondering this three years ago as what they called the “great moderation” era — two decades of disinflation, suppressed volatility and reduced supply shocks — was over.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

Ms. Waters’s documentary will set one pondering, then reaching for the bookshelf, or perhaps walking out into the woods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

There is the villainous l-am-devastating-but-also-fond-of-my-beard-texture caress, and then there is the pondering does-this-beard-make-me-look-devastating rub.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi