as in contemplating
to give serious and careful thought to
spent the long weekend perpending what he wanted to do with his life
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Now, Brown is losing followers, other creators are weighing in, and another Hannah Brown is contemplating ways to distance herself from the whole thing.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025 -
In a Fox Business interview, Carr mentioned that the FTC is contemplating broadening its click-to-cancel rulemaking, asserting his disagreement with the previous administration’s approach to establishing the rule.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
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In a conversation with Entertainment Weekly about reuniting with Home Improvement costar Tim Allen, 72, on Shifting Gears, Dunning recalled overhearing Allen entertaining the idea of bringing Pamela Anderson back to the series in some capacity.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Senate Democrats have discussed offering shorter-term funding proposals in the event of a government shutdown, but Republicans aren’t entertaining anything beyond their initial plan right now.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Euro zone inflation picks up pace European investors are considering various data releases on Wednesday.—
Tasmin Lockwood,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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But doing just that could prove difficult, considering the litany of injuries the team is dealing with on the offensive side of the ball.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Leonardo DiCaprio has longtime fans pondering if a former teen heartthrob by any other name is still just as famous.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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Figuring out how to manage and reduce stress is always a question worth pondering.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
17 Sep. 2025
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Empowerment Plan started as Veronika Scott's class project while studying at Detroit's College of Creative Studies, George said.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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During Alina’s sentence, her daughter had looked after their home while also studying biomedicine.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Kirk was a prolific podcaster, known for debating and defending his conservative, Christian values on the show.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The second episode of the 27th season saw Eric Cartman become a right-wing podcaster in the style of Kirk, who toured college campuses debating progressive students.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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The club’s former general manager Pierpaolo Marino then poured fuel on the fire by questioning whether Scott McTominay should have been pushed out to the left of midfield to make way for summer arrival De Bruyne.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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He also was sought for questioning in a child abuse case, Ferrell said.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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The agency described Higashi as 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighing around 180 lbs.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors claimed Burke was to blame for allowing three of his dogs — each of them weighing 100 pounds and half-Cane Corso, half-Napoleon Mastiff — to escape from the backyard of his Fruitvale District home.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Perpending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpending. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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