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Which approach asks students to consider their beliefs through engaging in dialogue?

consider

[kuhn-sid-er] / kənˈsɪd ər /




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That’s a big drop when you consider the fact that outside of New York City, more than 80% to 85% of fire departments are staffed by volunteers, according to the same organization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The creature’s head emerged from its shell to consider its new circumstances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

A lawyer for the Alternative A5 Alliance, an umbrella body of landowners, farmers and supporters who oppose the road upgrade, said his clients would "carefully consider today's judgement".

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

There are many options for the person in question to consider.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Robert McNamara, secretary of defense during the crisis, came to what I consider to be a far more disturbing conclusion.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Mutual-fund company T. Rowe Price lists special equity awards among pay practices that it considers outdated or at risk of divorcing executives’ interests from those of shareholders in its proxy voting guidelines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Rubner considers the final bullish driver to be currently the most important: that buyers should come back.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The school also considers “economic, physical or other challenges that have been overcome,” “scholarly achievements” and “work experience and career achievement.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

He later said he was "deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry any meaning".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The girl tilts her head as she considers my offer.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

That’s a perspective I hadn’t considered, that they’d play songs that many people had never seen performed live.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Director Brian de Palma's 1976 movie version is a horror classic, with some of its most famous scenes and imagery widely considered iconic within the genre.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

It is an unofficial downtown landmark that was considered chic when it opened as an indoor mall in the 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

She had visited Israel before and considered retiring there, but Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

“You haven’t considered the possibility that there may be another more reasonable explanation for the voices you heard.”

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

His first feature, 2002’s “Occident,” was a bittersweet slice of life about struggling Romanians considering migrating west to find happiness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Mayfield cautioned investors to look not only at duration when considering a fund’s volatility risk, but also at average maturity.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Year: 2018 Compiled by: Nick Greene Of note: The English football star is now considering a career in American football.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

Ministers are considering whether to close or partially close three junctions, potentially by 2028.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

If the Olympic Peninsula truly is heart medicine for them, considering what happened in their childhoods.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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