contemplative
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When going to synagogue, can you focus on contemplative prayer knowing that just being there makes you vulnerable?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
In the slightly more complicated “Kingdom Hearts 2” Panettiere’s older Kairi is contemplative, defiant and desperate to help all her friends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
I usually spend the first four or five to six minutes with my eyes closed in some sort of contemplative state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
That loss was addressed on 2023's mournful, contemplative album But Here We Are.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Having reached his destination, McCandless slowed his pace, and his mood became more contemplative.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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