as in to muse (upon)
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After waking up his wife in the middle of the night to take him to the emergency room, Carroll weighed himself.—
Gretchen Eichenberg,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2025 -
That result weighed heavily on the players and coach Cathy Reese.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
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Gibson ponders Indigeneity, belonging, modern music and a more equitable future across the exhibit’s paintings, sculptures, flags and video installation.—
Alia Yee Noll,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Asking this question encourages employees to pause and ponder.—
Rachel Pacheco,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Springsteen reminisced about his 30-plus year friendship with Ely, recalling a wild night in Dublin with Ely and Jerry Lee Lewis.—
Michele Amabile Angermiller,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2025
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The documentary captures a sheriff’s deputy reminiscing about her car slowing in the middle of an inferno as her tires melted.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The jury deliberated for a little over three hours following the four-day trial.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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After nine days of testimony, arguments and graphic crime scene photos, the jury deliberated for just three hours.—
Maureen Maher,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2025
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The research consortium has data from tissue samples that represents a resource the field has never had—and that is yet to be fully analyzed.—
Atul Gawande,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Sean Hartnoll has been analyzing the chaotic behavior found inside black holes in the hopes of coming up with a quantum theory of gravity.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Wired News,
20 Apr. 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 5 May. 2025.
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