as in to muse (upon)
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They were asked to sort through Walmart's firearm sales policies, determine whether they were followed and weigh differing accounts inside the store of how widely Mace's troubles were known.—
DAN MORSE THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026 -
Individual metrics were weighed based on their impact on education and quality of life, then scored on a scale from 0-100.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2026
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Take the time to ponder outdated habits or emotional scars.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement China has long pondered surgical strikes against Taiwan’s leadership, though any such move is likely to be self-defeating, given the island is a sustained democracy.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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But the price tag will rise by another $10 billion, the completion date will be pushed off to 2050, and people will begin to fondly reminisce about how competently the Big Dig project was run.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
31 Dec. 2025
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This game is a beautiful way to reminisce and swap funny stories from the past year.—
Mary Alice Russell,
Southern Living,
28 Dec. 2025
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In October 2014, MSHSL began deliberating on how to accommodate transgender athletes.—
Jordan Shearer,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
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The judge will then deliberate whether the operation should be halted, at least temporarily.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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Grifters can be analyzed by affect (jolly, cold, angry, greedy, sad) and/or by gender.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Scott and other researchers analyzed more than 5 million health records from 2017 to 2024.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 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 29 Jan. 2026.
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