contemplation
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The room is described as a "calm, cosy place for contemplation" by the independent charity which looks after six royal sites and palaces.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
The initial tone is one of tranquil contemplation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Tickets must be purchased online for specific time slots, the number of simultaneous visitors is capped at 1,500 and a daily morning “quiet hour” was recently introduced to facilitate prayer and contemplation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 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
Instead, she planned to stay in “private contemplation, out of respect for the momentous events which are about to occur.”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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
My contemplations reeled to persons who had wronged me, and ways in which I might have revenge — all perfectly legal, of course.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
Schubert’s contemplations of mortality are thus not limited to the initial movement as the essay suggests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2020
The marble baths and the contemplations in the temples.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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