under consideration

idiom

: being thought about and discussed
Her suggestion is still under consideration by the committee.

Examples of under consideration in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For almost four years, since July 2020, a potential TikTok ban has been under consideration by members of the federal government. Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 24 Apr. 2024 The legislation under consideration gives ByteDance almost a year to divest of TikTok. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024 Baby bonds are already part of the state programming in California and Connecticut and are under consideration in six other states. TIME, 23 Apr. 2024 One post from April 17 included a reference to potential jurors who were under consideration for the case at the time. Graham Kates, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2024 Outside of the The Centennial State, similar bills are under consideration in Minnesota and California. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 18 Apr. 2024 There were more than 40 players under consideration for this team, and getting the roster to 12 was far from easy. Tim Reynolds, The Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2024 Editors’ Picks The passage of the House bill in March, currently under consideration in the Senate, prompted global angst. David McCabe, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024 State Representative Don Wilson left a loaded, 9mm Glock handgun in a bathroom of the Colorado State Capitol on Tuesday, on the heels of a bill under consideration to prohibit firearms in sensitive spaces—including the Rotunda. Natasha Lovato, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024

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“Under consideration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20consideration. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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