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reconsider

[ree-kuhn-sid-er] / ˌri kənˈsɪd ər /


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When the Journal told Walker that Aman said it had not called police, he said he hoped that was true and that the information would make him reconsider how the resort had handled the situation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, whose district includes Willowbrook, wants the Board of Supervisors to take steps to reconsider how Measure B funds are allocated.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

"Americans in the region should consider departing, or be prepared to depart should there be escalation. Americans outside the Middle East should seriously reconsider travel to and through the region."

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

The results suggest that doctors may need to reconsider how these patients are diagnosed and managed.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

I can easily imagine us there, at the appointed time and place, anxious suddenly to reconsider, perhaps even to grant a disastrous last-minute reprieve.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Oil futures extended their rally with Brent rising for a fifth straight session as the market reconsiders reports of progress toward an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Sunak is an ambassador for the Prostate Cancer Research charity, and made his comments as the UK National Screening Committee reconsiders its 2020 decision not to recommend routine screening.

From BBC Oct. 14, 2025

Alexander says the project has been an important one — since it not only reconsiders the nature of monuments, it is a way of surfacing a history that had been overwritten.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 14, 2024

“We hope the federal government reconsiders and allows the fun and informative phrases to continue on Arizona’s highway message signs.”

From Slate Jan. 23, 2024

Julia starts to crumple up the paper, then reconsiders.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate

He told BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast it was "surprising" that Swinney was calling for the Ming Yang plan to be reconsidered since he had received a national security briefing about the plan.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

“If Clarity takes an August recess, it could be reconsidered in September. But we think its chances would decline meaningfully,” Capital Alpha’s Katz said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

However, the findings suggest that projections of forests growing larger and storing substantially more carbon in a warmer, CO2 rich world may need to be reconsidered.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

After consulting with his advisers, the Saudi crown prince told Trump that the effort was going to antagonize Iran and that it should be reconsidered, according to people familiar with the conversations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Claudia reconsidered, “Well, we might look for fingerprints. That’s one way. For a start.”

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg

The agency is reconsidering many treatments rejected by the previous regime and has scheduled public hearings with outside experts to review medicines.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

“When we’re all sitting there saying, ‘No, that doesn’t gain an unfair advantage,’ then that’s when we have to start reconsidering things back to the spirit of the law.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Alongside, the paper says the Duke of Sussex is reconsidering bringing his wife and children when he visits the UK next month due to security concerns.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

“This argues for reconsidering portfolio allocations that were shaped during the low-yield, low-volatility decade following the global financial crisis,” said the Pimco team.

From MarketWatch Jun. 13, 2026

Perhaps she spent time reconsidering her options before responding to his message.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby




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