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Dahlia Lithwick: The decision in Slaughter will have knock-on effects that most people probably haven’t even begun to contemplate.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

He added that the department’s position is the state’s Administrative Procedure Act does not contemplate the commissioner or department staff authorizing intervention requests in the case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 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

Polybotes advanced slowly, giving Jason plenty of time to contemplate the three-storey-tall tower of armour and muscle bearing down on him.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

“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 Welsh result is also likely to have an impact on the future of the prime minister as Labour contemplates a challenging set of local elections in England and the election to the Scottish Parliament.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

The resolution asks teachers to “encourage the use of paper and pen assignments” and also contemplates banning student access to YouTube as well as the gaming platforms Roblox and “Fortnite.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026

The president is known to monitor the stock market and the state of the economy regularly while he contemplates policy decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

Whenever Werner contemplates the old city, it is the chimneys that strike him.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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

Russell, 28, cut a forlorn figure afterwards as he contemplated the series of misfortunes that have derailed his season.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

Imagine, for a moment, if former Vice President Kamala Harris had jumped into the governor’s race, as contemplated.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026

It isn’t meant to be entered, only contemplated, an oasis of calm amid the urban hubbub.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

As I contemplated Bigger and what he meant, I said to myself: “I must write this novel, not only for others to read, but to free myself of this sense of shame and fear.”

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

Lionel Messi, at 39, remains Argentina's leader and inspiration, still capable of producing the magic that has this proud and passionate football country contemplating a repeat of their World Cup win four years ago.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

“After a few years of contemplating whether I wanted to continue chasing a dream I had as a little kid, I have decided to go for it,” Ohashi wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

For just a moment, he was in his happy place, contemplating his ballroom and thinking about how he might compare to Louis XIV, the monarch he might most admire if he knew anything about him.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

He is contemplating branching out into skilled-trade professions like welders, plumbers and construction superintendents, which he considers less vulnerable to automation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

He often bloated while lying in bed in the morning contemplating the unfortunate turn that events had taken since the Reformation.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole