mulling
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For 20 minutes I lay alone, in the dark, mulling over what I’d been told.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
And while an Oscar front-runner or two may have been unofficially coronated, we found plenty else to like — particularly these nine movies we’ll be taking home and mulling over in the weeks ahead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
After mulling the idea over for a few years, they decided to do it themselves and managed to book a date at English football's national stadium.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The European Union has in parallel been mulling a ban on social media access for young people in response to a push by several member states to emulate Australia's example on the matter.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
During the trip I had not thought of myself as a Negro; I had been mulling over the problems of the young left-wing writers I knew.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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