ponder
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“Plan 75” eschewed dystopian-thriller conventions to ponder how Japan might one day treat its senior citizens, viewing them as little more than a drain on resources.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
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
“A consumer in the Charter package doesn’t have to ponder whether a particular streaming service does or doesn’t have a particular show worth watching.”
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
Should they decide to give O'Neill the option, let's ponder one final question.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Then, with far more zeal than he had done anything in weeks, he picked up a pencil stub and wrote down under the inscription, in English, “Fathers and teachers, I ponder ‘What is hell?’
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
Vocabulary lists containing ponder
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 2
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"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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