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reconsideration

NOUN
afterthought
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But what an ideal moment for a film like “I Shot Andy Warhol” to be restored and rereleased, when Solanas’ life and words deserve the complex reconsideration that Harron’s movie affords them.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Ohio’s Supreme Court declined to hear Hurlock’s appeal, but she has requested its reconsideration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

In the absence of a common understanding on the scope, "the continued extension of this moratorium warrants careful reconsideration", India's commerce minister Piyush Goyal said Thursday.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Pitchfork successfully applied for reconsideration of this decision, but further hearings were delayed by a pending judicial review he had made against the Parole Board.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

After being refused reconsideration, she asked her caseworker in pained exasperation, “Am I going to be a criminal for the rest of my life?”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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