contemplate
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Over at Fitch, the feeling is that the project will almost certainly be finished in time for the Olympics, mostly because the consequences of missing that deadline are too horrible to contemplate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
A point, or three, against Brazil and nobody needs to contemplate such existential issues.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
A living being is also endowed with theoretical knowledge—as in the Greek term theorein, meaning to behold, receive and contemplate ultimate reality as beauty, gift and mystery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
The losses come as investors contemplate a coming IPO by Elon Musk's SpaceX, which is aiming to raise $75 billion in the biggest initial public offering ever.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
How awful it is to contemplate the accidents that determine one’s fate.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
As the seventh generation of his family to fish for eels on Lough Neagh, he gets emotional when he contemplates the future.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Meanwhile, Sam Adams contemplates the film’s ending, arguing that Nolan’s final plot twist changes the meaning of the whole story.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Rather than treating disparate impact as an evidentiary mechanism to smoke out intentional discrimination,” the EEOC’s historical approach contemplates “liability based on disproportionately adverse effects alone,” the OLC opinion explains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The film boldly contemplates the atmosphere of Brontë’s novel with both a straight face and a sense of humor.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026
The kid contemplates crying a bit harder but straightens up almost immediately.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
In a series of X.com posts, James said he contemplated retirement before choosing the 76ers over several other suitors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The couple anxiously contemplated the request before agreeing to lend Barnes £10,000, after he promised it would be repaid within a week.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Nike last week said its results would get a lift from tariff refunds that were “not contemplated in the company’s previously provided guidance.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Treasury yields fell as markets contemplated the prospect of a deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
The white cat still contemplated him with large, moist eyes.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
"I don't think the Fifa should be ever contemplating selling off a stake in the World Cup," Masters told BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Soriot built his reputation by doing almost the exact opposite of what he might now be contemplating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Meanwhile, L.A. city officials have been contemplating their own pullout from the agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
This man, meanwhile, is contemplating waiting so that his wife will get a higher amount through survivor benefits in the event he dies before she does.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
It was true, the hall rep confirmed the news, and they all sighed, contemplating this sudden unwanted break, and returned to their rooms to pack; the hostel would be closed the next day.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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