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mused

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past tense of muse

as in pondered

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For more than a year, industry stakeholders in Georgia and the rest of the country have pondered how public policy could help jolt the film industry in the United States.

— Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Many have pondered why Mexicans and Mexican Americans have such an affinity for those blokes from across the pond.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

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The actor’s outfit was adapted from Ackermann’s Fall-Winter 2026 ready-to-wear collection, which ruminated on the language of desire and seduction, and the magnetism of opposites.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Shanahan ruminated on that topic in his news conference following the 49ers 48-27 win over the Indianapolis Colts Monday.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025

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Nvidia and other chipmakers fell more than 3% as investors contemplated the possibility that frontier labs could deliberately slow model development, and thus the massive infrastructure buildout thus far designed to support it.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
At the southern tip of Key Biscayne, where Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic meet, developers had contemplated ambitious projects for what is now Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

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Politicians from the main pro-British unionist parties, who had argued the Garvaghy Road formed part of the parade's traditional path and reflected their British heritage, welcomed the decision.

— Amanda Ferguson Reuters, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Gray praised the producers and actors who helped bring the film to life and reflected on his early dreams of being a filmmaker.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

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