as in to muse (upon)
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Its path to passage has teetered all week in a familiar fight, as lawmakers weigh civil liberties concerns against intelligence officials' warnings about national security risks.—
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Its path to passage has teetered all week in a familiar fight, as lawmakers weigh civil liberties concerns against intelligence officials’ warnings about national security risks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Leaders and others in these communities have often spoken out against violence as a solution, while warning that pondering existential and nightmarish scenarios can overwhelm and destabilize vulnerable people.—
St. John Barned-Smith,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Apr. 2026
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Scientific American caught up with Corey—actually writers Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck—to ponder frighteningly realistic extraterrestrial invasions, changing concepts of personhood, weird alien societies and the terror of tenure-track research.—
Sarah Lewin Frasier,
Scientific American,
10 Apr. 2026
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The in-person celebrations offered a rare opportunity for fans around the country to reunite and reminisce over their childhood love for the show, which aired before social media was a prominent part of people’s everyday lives.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
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Selena Gomez, who played Hannah Montana’s enemy Mikayla in the series, also stopped by in the special to reminisce.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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The judge upheld the first two convictions but declared a mistrial on the final rape charge after the jury foreperson refused to keep deliberating.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Senate will begin deliberating on the budget this week, as it was scheduled to, and that chamber should have its work wrapped up by week’s end.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026
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At the center of the standoff that has stretched throughout the week is Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which permits the CIA, National Security Agency, FBI and other agencies to collect and analyze vast amounts of overseas communications without a warrant.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The water will be collected and analyzed in order to determine the uranium concentration.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 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 18 Apr. 2026.
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