brooded
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But for the most part “Sweet Fortune” exults in romance — a shift from the singer’s previous record, 2023’s “Calico,” on which he brooded over a painful breakup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
He brooded over his verses, revising them for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
He narrates his reporting, mumbling inanities like “A Sabbath silence brooded over the mire.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2022
Most of the time, however, they waited and brooded.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2020
As they sat and ate, still staying relatively quiet and doing their best to avoid touching each other or touching things that had been touched, Mark brooded.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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