as in brooding (about or over)
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reasoning
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Earlier this year, Norway's sovereign wealth fund proposed switching to semiannual reporting, reasoning that lengthening the time frame would allow companies to focus on the longer term.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025 -
Campbell agreed, reasoning that Pavia is part of a labor market of D-I football players who participate in an increasingly professionalized college sports environment.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Speculating (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speculating%20%28about%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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