contemplates

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When asked if he sees himself as Ruben, Gadd contemplates the question, debating whether it’s his “jetlagged brain” or ambivalence about finding some of Ruben within him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The dollar regained much of the ground lost after the jobs report, as Wall Street contemplates an extended period of uncertainty that could keep the Fed from cutting interest rates in December.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Upstairs, sitting on her bed and glancing at a poem by Victor Hugo, Rahaf contemplates the fact that her future is secure for the first time in her entire life.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

Of course, the Constitution contemplates that democracy is the appropriate process for change, so long as that process does not abridge fundamental rights .

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2025

He contemplates the “bond that never lets go of us, not even when we suffer the most, the bond of God’s love.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman