contemplate
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At that stage, Strategy was sitting on unrealized losses of almost $5 billion and despite public displays of bravura and a refusal to contemplate selling, the pressure on Strategy’s stock price was relentless.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
Investors must contemplate the potential of violent price fluctuations if the shipping industry fails to quickly return to normal tempos.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
Losing Brown and Cummings was grim enough but the fear of losing Steyn as well was too much to contemplate.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
When Iglesias asked Koy if they should contemplate performing “across the street” together, the crowd erupted with excitement.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
“Exactly, Keith, it is simply far too dangerous for Ed to even contemplate eating that pie with sauce.”
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
Vocabulary lists containing contemplate
Of Mice and Men
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List 5
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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