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musing

[myoo-zing] / ˈmyu zɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
pensive
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“Some went in reverse, actually, if you look,” he said, musing on Europe’s colonial history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Musk returned fire, calling O’Leary an “utter idiot” who should be fired and musing on the social-media service he owns whether he should buy the airline and install someone named Ryan to run it.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

In the changing rooms, a welcoming, ready-made friendship group of Newcastle-supporting team-mates pull on black and white jerseys while musing about early season defeats by Juventus and Inter Milan.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

Given that context, Hawke’s musing about one of Redford’s obituaries makes sense.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2025

I followed Hanover Street to Dock Square, musing upon stratagems.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson