contemplate
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Pass under the starlit ceiling of an ancient cave and contemplate the genetic connection between a horned tauntaun and a prehistoric bison painted a long, long time ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Millions of Europeans will contemplate the sky in awe on Wednesday as a rare total solar eclipse crosses part of the continent and plunges a swathe of Spain into eerie daytime darkness.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Skillfully collating the accounts of Auden’s intimates, he offers details about the poet’s sexuality, psyche, cratering appearance and deteriorating habits that are painful to contemplate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Eschewing grander historical parallels, Vaez calls the current situation a "plastic moment", pregnant with possibility as old adversaries contemplate a different set of relationships.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Who was I—Callie Vee Tate of Fentress, Texas—to think I could even contemplate such matters?
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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 anthemic opening track, “The Lucky Ones,” has the singer at the wheel on tour, wondering “how far, how long can we go” while he contemplates road dangers and lost friends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Yu Darvish will miss the season after undergoing elbow surgery, and is on the restricted list while he contemplates his future.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Whenever Werner contemplates the old city, it is the chimneys that strike him.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Mr. Rebeiro, to his credit, concedes that the historical evidence strongly indicates that fugitive slaves were contemplated by the clause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The move was contemplated for months, said Reagan, the CFO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Nike last week said its results would get a lift from tariff refunds that were “not contemplated in the company’s previously provided guidance.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
I never thought about it before, never contemplated it, never even thought of those words together before in my life, and they just came out to me that day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Each of them contemplated the other’s opening array.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
It said the board is contemplating alternative uses for manufacturing plants in the German municipalities Emden, Zwickau, Hanover and Neckarsulm as current capacity surpasses demand by over 500,000 units.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
The 41-year-old married his partner, Georgina Rodriguez, on Tuesday and is contemplating a future orientated around his family.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Soriot built his reputation by doing almost the exact opposite of what he might now be contemplating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
As they celebrate America’s 250th birthday, they are also contemplating the relevance of their orientation to the nation’s conception of itself.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
He’s eager to commit, and she’s too busy contemplating what she really wants out of life.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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