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Dahlia Lithwick: The decision in Slaughter will have knock-on effects that most people probably haven’t even begun to contemplate.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 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

They were some 40 leading thinkers in economics, technology and public policy, and they had come to the Peterson Institute for International Economics to contemplate a vision of U.S. society in 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

The losses come as investors contemplate a coming IPO by Elon Musk's SpaceX, which is aiming to raise $75 billion in the biggest initial public offering ever.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

She followed him, leaving us boys to contemplate what had been, after all, our scorched, stinking failures.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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 Drama” contemplates thorny matters, but it’s not satire.

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026

This contemplates the Rams selecting USC receiver Makai Lemon, although it’s entirely possible that the sure-handed Trojans star will already be gone by the time the 13th pick rolls around.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

But the mood within Welsh Labour as it contemplates elections across this nation is bleak, even black.

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026

Albert stands at the snack counter in his swim trunks, with his little towel draped over his wide back, and contemplates his selection of ice cream.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

He contemplated calling friends to run ideas by them when he got stuck but ultimately resisted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

The couple anxiously contemplated the request before agreeing to lend Barnes £10,000, after he promised it would be repaid within a week.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 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

Michelle has also contemplated returning her husband’s body to Michoacán, to be with his younger brother, who died at 7 due to heart problems, whom he often spoke of missing terribly.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

Odin contemplated the girl, and he remembered his dreams.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

Meanwhile, L.A. city officials have been contemplating their own pullout from the agency.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

This man, meanwhile, is contemplating waiting so that his wife will get a higher amount through survivor benefits in the event he dies before she does.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

Maxine is, after all, also an artist, trying to preserve her relationship with her children while going through a divorce, contemplating just how honest to be as she works through her mind’s frenzied state.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

Now he has been ejected from power by his own party and instead of ushering in a "decade of national renewal," as he had promised, he is contemplating a return to the back benches.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

I clutched the rail and stared into the green waves, contemplating the fish who might soon be enjoying my breakfast, while my father stood shivering beside me in shirtsleeves.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs