reflect (on or upon)

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Verb
  • The campaign now moves forward with voters weighing sharply different visions for California’s future as the primary draws closer.
    James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • And other states are weighing similar options.
    Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Chicago Tribune, 14 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
  • Samples analyzed at Bordeaux University Hospital confirmed an outbreak of norovirus.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.
    Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 14 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 15 May. 2026.

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