reflect (on or upon)

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Verb
  • For buyers weighing a condo near Sundance Square against a house in Arlington Heights or Wedgwood, that timing gives room to compare options without panic bidding.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
  • The tuna — sometimes weighing as much as 200 pounds — can drop her car four inches closer to the ground once loaded, Lee says.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • EBay’s board is now pondering GameStop’s offer.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 9 May 2026
  • The sequence left us pondering our pet cats and, for good measure, our worst selves.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Tastee-Freez was where Middle American children were rewarded, budding adults savored their first morsels of independence, and old-timers gathered to reminisce.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Current and former campers, educators and camp staff are invited to explore the camp and reminisce about their days at Walden West.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • After a two-week trial, the jury deliberated for an hour and a half before reaching its verdict.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 11 May 2026
  • The bus idled in a parking lot while the driver, Evan Prothero, and the choir director deliberated.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Two tested negative, while the third result was still being analyzed, according to the statement.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • This article was generated by the CA Earthquake Bot, software that analyzes structured information, such as data, and applies it to articles based on templates created by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
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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 13 May. 2026.

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