ponder
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Just for openers, he could ponder why a world-class opera house has started slipping into provincial status.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Applying kiddie filters to “Animal Farm” is certainly an irony to ponder regarding the book’s theme of oppression.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
How, they ponder, can the Wall Street benchmark be even higher than it was before the Iran war started while the conflict is only on pause during the largest oil supply disruption in history?
From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026
Slumped into folding chairs inside his New York studio, renowned designer Marc Jacobs and his brand’s creative director, Joseph Carter, ponder the mood of Jacobs’ Spring 2024 ready-to-wear collection.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
As I began to ponder why this was the case, a cock started crowing, though it was still dark outside.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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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