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[pon-der] / ˈpɒn dər /


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The bold prediction raises an interesting issue, insofar as investors must ponder what will happen to the market after an influential bank tells clients to prepare for higher all-time highs.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

You wouldn’t necessarily call “What a Time” a concept album, though many of the songs ponder the ways memory and history can shape a romance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

With their season now at a close, it will be a long summer for Ulster's players and staff to ponder what went wrong from a campaign that once promised so much.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Joseph Adinolfi and Christine Idzelis shared six charts for investors to keep an eye on as they ponder where the stock market is headed from here.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Mortality had remained a conveniently hypothetical concept, an idea to ponder in the abstract.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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