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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Hodges has been contemplating his future, talking with God to figure things out.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
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The bottom line is downright depressing: short of a direct U.S. military intervention that no serious analyst would contemplate, Trump’s toolkit to will a Ukraine peace deal into existence is bare.—
Daniel DePetris,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Because its presence still needs to be confirmed with more observations, for now it's considered just a candidate planet.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Intersex people have variations in chromosomes, hormone levels or anatomy that differ from what’s considered typical for male and female bodies.—
Lisa Song,
ProPublica,
7 Aug. 2025
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This is hard science fiction that ponders monumental questions about loyalty, technology and who (or what) deserves to survive.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
6 Aug. 2025
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And so Clarissa does not ponder her past so much as move through it.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
5 Aug. 2025
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Ohio lawmakers debated everything from home grow restrictions to penalizing passengers who smoke in the car.—
Haley BeMiller,
The Enquirer,
17 Aug. 2025
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And Just Like That … Club, our subscriber-exclusive newsletter obsessing over, dissecting, and debating everything about season three.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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Sears cannot return for 15 days, which is when the Padres could entertain using a six-man rotation during a stretch of 13 straight games.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, Meghan's series With Love, Meghan premiered on Netflix on March 4 (postponed from January amid the wildfires in Los Angeles at the time) and followed the Duchess of Sussex cook, garden, create and entertain friends and guests including celebrity chefs Roy Choi and Alice Waters.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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As the Free Press reported in June, Farley and Ford's executive leadership team went to China earlier this year with an agenda: to study every aspect of how Chinese auto companies operate, then apply those lessons across Ford in its other markets.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Lovell studied engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1946 to 1948 under the Flying Midshipman program, and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1952.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The crowd also questioned the president's approach to immigration enforcement.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Parents had questioned the safety of the roof installation and associated smells, prompting the district to conduct air quality tests, according to an Aug. 1 letter to parents.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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With Arch at the helm, Longhorn fans are eyeing a national championship.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Several other Republican states are eyeing redraws ahead of the midterms, setting off a redistricting arms race that could see several states with new maps by next November.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Wrestle (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestle%20%28with%29. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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