as in considered
to think of in a particular way
you could call the comment mean-spirited, but I do not look on it that way at all
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Suburban communities, including Wauwatosa, Brookfield and New Berlin, have considered a wheel tax to raise revenue for city services.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025 -
Penn State’s season turns into a nightmare This is an unfathomable result for the Nittany Lions, who just eight days ago were considered national championship contenders.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Nvidia, widely regarded as the leading AI chip manufacturer, announced in September plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI to build out AI data centers.—
Jaures Yip,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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After almost two decades of playing against Stephen Curry, Al Horford is enjoying playing with the man who is widely regarded as the greatest shooter of all time.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The divisions included endurance and sports race cars, supercars, flat track motorcycles, sprint cars, drift cars, vintage IndyCars, NASCAR, ASF Cup cars (American Speed Festival) and a new group called LROC (Ladies Race of Champions).—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Right tackle Trey Pipkins III was called for holding.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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In early 2024, chief selector George Bailey effectively said Renshaw was viewed as the seventh-best batter in the country, having been in the 2023 Ashes squad for the opening two games.—
Sam Dalling,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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On the House side, Republicans have refused to budge on hashing out another deal viewed more favorably by Democrats.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Looked (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looked%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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