as in to contemplate
to give serious and careful thought to
I've been wrestling with the idea of switching careers for quite some time
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Setting the table Regional leaders contemplated that very possibility before the West Sacramento minor league park was ever built.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026 -
Senate Republicans briefly contemplated a measure that would have provided a billion dollars to bolster ballroom security, but that provision has since been dropped from a larger GOP bill.—
Arden Farhi,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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The Treasury Department will also consider using Iranian assets to support repairs for past damage, according to the source who confirmed earlier reporting from Reuters on Saturday.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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He's considered one of the planet’s most versatile watermen, with accolades that include eight-time stand-up paddle world champion, hydrofoil pioneer, and big-wave master.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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But Saturday’s action left plenty to ponder in the meantime.—
Jeff Rosen,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2026
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There’s much for the hierarchy to ponder after such a torrid campaign.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The zoo’s petition cites several objections to data centers that have been hotly debated nationwide, including their impact on electricity and water resources.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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The world is still debating whether this is a short-term disruption while farmers are already being forced to make decisions today that will have consequences next year.—
John W.H. Denton AO,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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For families The Sagamore excels at entertaining every member of a family.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Yet, for some of us, it's taken 30 years to entertain the belief that the king of pop didn't stop at achieving the unthinkable.—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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Weston is a junior at Auburn University studying environmental engineering.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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In February, Carroll County also passed a 12-month moratorium on data center development, allowing the county to study possible impacts.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Trump frequently questioned Joe Biden's fitness.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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Some questioned how handing out reprints of an editorial published in the ADA’s own journal, at the ADA’s own annual conference, could be construed as a violation of that code.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2026
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Luckily Thomas, who’s eyeing an opening date of June 11, hasn’t run into any major building issues.—
Katelyn Umholtz,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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Passersby with timing and a certain derring-do have measured their odds and eyed their paths.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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“Wrestle (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestle%20%28with%29. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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