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And AI is forcing us all to ponder: What are we supposed to do with our elongated lives if technology wipes out the jobs that once gave us purpose?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

That’s why experts urge people of all ages to think ahead and ponder their end-of-life wishes while they’re still healthy.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

England's attacking style in their opening World Cup win against Croatia in Dallas created a stir of excitement but still left head coach Thomas Tuchel with questions to ponder.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

I’d wager that most people seldom sit by themselves and ponder what makes them tick, what causes their engines to rev, or why they like that one specific thing.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

That was why some people used labyrinths to think, to ponder, to meditate or pray.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Yet the music reflects an emotional wisdom that had to be earned through experience, as in the folky “Time,” which ponders her and Roach’s relationships with their two adult sons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

In his weekly Flow Show strategy note, Bank of America’s Michael Hartnett ponders the likelihood of Warsh imposing a rate hike to calm the long end of the Treasury curve.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

“In the Mouth of Madness” ponders just how powerful media — and our relationship to it — can be, and Neill gives an electrifying turn as a man caught up in a myth made real.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

“I’m on top of the hill with a view in both directions,” reports John Kelly, whose animated short ponders life in retirement and the meaning of time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026

He ponders his coffee and resolves the issue.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

Yuriy, a senior instructor who led one of the squads across the gruelling obstacle course, has at times pondered the necessity of such trials given the nature of drone warfare.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

In a July 2025 text chain, an agent pondered whether facial recognition tools could be used to identify people on TikTok who admitted to being in the country illegally.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

They all pondered what the items revealed about two people who dominated politics here for so long.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Some have pondered if a subtlety here may be that the vetting advice wasn't definitive in its judgement, but the Foreign Office concluded it amounted to Lord Mandelson failing it and others did not.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

I pondered Horatio’s question in earnest, for this was a chance to talk of love like the noble ladies in Castiglione’s Book of the Courtier.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

The Schwab strategists began pondering this three years ago as what they called the “great moderation” era — two decades of disinflation, suppressed volatility and reduced supply shocks — was over.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

“My girlfriend and I were pondering over the trip for a couple months, but we decided against it until recently,” Timmons said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

He was known to enjoy pondering economic minutiae while taking lengthy baths to relieve back problems.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

The program’s respected veteran , Lesley Stahl, is pondering her future as well amid the massive changes, according to people familiar with her thinking who were not authorized to speak publicly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

"Extraordinary," said the King, and he put his chin on his hand and stared at the Red Cow, pondering on what was the best thing to do.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers