contemplation
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“I can’t seem to sit around in quiet contemplation anymore,” she confesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The pair’s voices complement each other, striking a balance between relaxed contemplation and intensity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The lead characters are sketches of real people — mere catalysts for thematic contemplation when they should also be genuinely integral parts of a story.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
It takes an exceptional piece of art to inspire audiences to think twice about what comes as second nature, to choose compassionate contemplation over ardent debate.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026
Roused for the first time in days from his contemplation of the Deathly Hallows, Harry hurried back inside the tent to find Ron and Hermione kneeling on the floor beside the little radio.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Celebrated Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr, known for unflinching contemplations of shared humanity films such as “Sátántangó” and “The Turin Horse,” has died at 70.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
First, pessimism is the natural state for any contemplations of peace in the Middle East.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2025
Although it taps into the same aimlessness that fuels the other tracks on “Nacarile,” iLe considers it one of the more “hopeful” contemplations.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2023
Some have lots of blood and some are deep contemplations of the future of humanity — and some have both.
From The Verge ● May 20, 2022
The marble baths and the contemplations in the temples.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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