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reconsider

[ree-kuhn-sid-er] / ˌri kənˈsɪd ər /


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"Recent fossil discoveries and advances in evolutionary and genetic analysis make this an ideal time to reconsider whether our traditional taxonomy still accurately reflects human evolution," Dr. Towle said.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

Researchers say the findings point to an urgent public health need to reconsider unrestricted access to the chemical in an effort to prevent further avoidable deaths.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

The deal’s collapse and resulting burst of violence led the administration to reconsider its approach.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, whose district includes Willowbrook, wants the Board of Supervisors to take steps to reconsider how Measure B funds are allocated.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

“If Millard doesn’t make it, I might reconsider that.”

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

But we hope Dr. Makary reconsiders its therapy and the many others Dr. Prasad has unfairly nixed.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 7, 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

“So far she’s been missing the opportunity, but we hope that she reconsiders and does the right thing.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 2, 2023

He fiddles with the batteries, reconsiders the antennas, triple-checks fuses.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

But when Madkaur later came across Hagisufi while swiping through the dating site Plenty of Fish, he reconsidered.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

He told BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast it was "surprising" that Swinney was calling for the Ming Yang plan to be reconsidered since he had received a national security briefing about the plan.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

“If Clarity takes an August recess, it could be reconsidered in September. But we think its chances would decline meaningfully,” Capital Alpha’s Katz said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

However, the findings suggest that projections of forests growing larger and storing substantially more carbon in a warmer, CO2 rich world may need to be reconsidered.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

He opened his mouth to speak, reconsidered, and finally stared down at his shoes.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

“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

A day after structural damage imperiled the largest-ever planned office-to-residential conversion in the U.S., investors and lenders said they are reconsidering future commitments to these complex real-estate projects.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Alongside, the paper says the Duke of Sussex is reconsidering bringing his wife and children when he visits the UK next month due to security concerns.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

“This argues for reconsidering portfolio allocations that were shaped during the low-yield, low-volatility decade following the global financial crisis,” said the Pimco team.

From MarketWatch Jun. 13, 2026

Perhaps she spent time reconsidering her options before responding to his message.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby




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