reconsider
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According to the judgement, the judge invited the duty governor to reconsider the decision, but that offer was declined.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
My thoughts were elsewhere as I zoomed past the spot on my household mission, but a voice from the past nudged me to reconsider.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Wade’s sentence was reduced by 10 years after Wade’s attorney petitioned the judge to reconsider the sentence imposed for Wade’s gun charges, the Mercury News reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Such systems might alert clinicians when a new medication appears to be treating a known side effect of an existing drug, giving them an opportunity to reconsider the treatment plan before adding another prescription.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
My feet were drawn toward the fire pit, but I forced myself to stop and reconsider.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
Oil futures extended their rally with Brent rising for a fifth straight session as the market reconsiders reports of progress toward an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
His comments come as the UK National Screening Committee reconsiders its decision from five years ago not to recommend routine screening.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025
“We hope the federal government reconsiders and allows the fun and informative phrases to continue on Arizona’s highway message signs.”
From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2024
Michael Ian Black is an interesting figure in the film as he reconsiders his own tweets at the time in support of a C.K. comeback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
Then she reconsiders and adds a final appeal.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
Under long-standing legal principles, a juvenile who is sentenced to murder can ask for their minimum term to be reconsidered once they have served half of that time.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Her lawyer might try to have her bail reconsidered, but the fact that there’s been a mistrial doesn’t really change Clancy’s circumstances.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
A judge had also blocked that plan, but said it could be reconsidered after further review.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
But when the couple decided to have children, Glatzel reconsidered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
He raised a chunk of cake to his mouth, reconsidered, and set his fork down without taking a bite.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
However, Steffi Cao argues, many people are reconsidering how they shop for clothes.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
The researchers nevertheless considered their findings serious enough to warrant reconsidering the sweetener's safety.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
The integration of AI answers into search can reduce clicks to websites, and some businesses are reconsidering their advertising relationships with the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
“When we’re all sitting there saying, ‘No, that doesn’t gain an unfair advantage,’ then that’s when we have to start reconsidering things back to the spirit of the law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Then the bacterial cells had stopped growing, as if reconsidering their diet, switched to lactose, and resumed growth again.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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