as in to muse (upon)
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In January 2025, the first of three offshore substations arrived, weighing 4,000 tonnes, and becoming the heaviest piece of equipment ever handled by the Port of Virginia.—
Anna Broughel,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025 -
Some species of sturgeon can grow to massive sizes, such as the one found in British Columbia in 2022 believed to be 10 feet long and weighing close to 600 pounds.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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This is hard science fiction that ponders monumental questions about loyalty, technology and who (or what) deserves to survive.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
6 Aug. 2025
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And so Clarissa does not ponder her past so much as move through it.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
5 Aug. 2025
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Gomez recently reminisced about these relationships on an episode of the Therapuss podcast with Jake Shane on August 7.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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The pair reminisced about their on-set experiences as kids in Hollywood during the drink-from-a-garden-hose era, a great showcase for two men who can make inside cracks about, say, Scott Baio's father.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Unlike the majority of Emmy categories, juried entrants are screened by a panel of professionals who then deliberate, discussing the merits of awarding the Emmy.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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In the months that followed, McHale and her partner deliberated getting another dog to keep Libby company.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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The Pew Research Center used government records to analyze what states would be impacted back when Trump first floated this idea, and found California, Florida and Texas would each have one less seat than they would have been awarded based on population change alone.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This nonfiction account from the Pulitzer-prize winning writer analyzes 21st century autocratic states worldwide, and how democracies can best organize underneath them.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Reflect (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflect%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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