as in considering
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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Connecticut lawmakers are considering whether to lift restrictions on the installation of portable, plug-in solar panels that have piqued the interest of many utility customers struggling with high electric bills.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026 -
The New York Times first reported on March 23 that the Pentagon was considering deploying troops from a combat brigade unit of the 82nd Airborne Division.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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This season has been particularly confounding, as Jokic himself pointed out this week regarding his individual play.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Pentagon did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment Saturday regarding the American casualties at the Saudi base.—
Aamer Madhani,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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But Johnson-Swartz began calling and texting in the days that followed, the student told investigators.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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On Friday, the House Speaker, Mike Johnson, tersely rejected the bill, calling it a joke.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Here are six observatories to visit for viewing comets, or other space sights.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
23 Mar. 2026
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Streaming now accounts for half of all viewing, pulling ad dollars and audiences away from traditional TV and forcing stations to cut costs.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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Not counting the billions in development spent in the last 16 years, NASA’s Office of the Inspector General estimates each launch of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft at KSC costs about $4 billion.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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Fans around the world have been counting the days until this moment, ever since BTS put the group on pause while all seven members fulfilled their mandatory military service in South Korea.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Looking (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looking%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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