- present tense form of contemplate (3rd person singular).
contemplates
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That reflects spending on the mill expansion at the Meekatharra/Cue hubs offsetting the deferral of Higginsville capital as the company contemplates a 4 million tons/year expansion using ore from the Fletcher deposit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The series contemplates topics like shady lending practices by financial institutions — something that will resonate deeply with today’s economy — and the ethics of placing oneself in a news story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
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
The more one contemplates the hot viruses, the less they look like parasites and the more they begin to look like predators.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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