as in contemplated
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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As Caproni has written several times, Flores signed a contract with the Dolphins that contemplated league arbitration.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Sep. 2025 -
Duncan even contemplated mounting a third-party challenge to Trump as a No Labels candidate last year before withdrawing his name from consideration.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The city has also considered a three-year contract with GEST Golf Carts to shuttle people from further away parking lots.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
29 Sep. 2025
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Hurricanes Gabrielle and Humberto have formed over the ocean but are not considered threats to the United States.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
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Four Ball State players pondered it prior to the 2022 season.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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In her conversation with Interview, Peters pondered whether the next Great American Novelist could be trans.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Even if a dissenting perspective isn’t correct or better, dissent brings different views to the fore so that they can be debated, and that improves and sharpens arguments, options and outcomes.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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Ohio lawmakers have debated how to address higher property taxes since home values skyrocketed in recent years.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Sep. 2025
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Swanson, who has studied Legionella for 40 years and worked on the Flint water crisis, said that has been true of the disease since its namesake outbreak at an American Legion conference in July 1976.—
Jackie Charniga,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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This hybrid was first reported by a homeowner near San Antonio and later studied by biologists from The University of Texas at Austin.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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There are observational reasons and theoretical reasons both to disfavor that interpretation, and this isn’t seriously entertained any longer as a plausible interpretation of the expanding Universe or the Big Bang.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
26 Sep. 2025
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Unlike earbuds that can hurt little ears during long trips, this comfy design allows kids to lie down while staying entertained.—
Gabriela Garcia,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
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What first attracted you may be questioned when the Sagittarius moon confronts Venus.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Chief Justice Ann Timmer and Justices James Beene and Montgomery had also questioned it.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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His two siblings were also in the home, an 8-year-old who weighed 23 pounds and a 6-year-old who weighed 22 pounds, according to the outlet.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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Quarterback Drew Allar, running backs Nick Singleton and Kaytron Allen and defensive tackle Zane Durant were among more than a half-dozen Nittany Lions who weighed staying in college for another year against starting NFL careers.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Wrestled (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrestled%20%28with%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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