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reconsider

[ree-kuhn-sid-er] / ˌri kənˈsɪd ər /


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However, that decision was catastrophically undermined by incorrect information, missing records and an extraordinary refusal to reconsider it when the court provided an opportunity to do so.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 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

“But I am hoping that you will forgive me, just this once, for asking if we can reconsider our previous decision to remain uninvolved.”

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

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

Sunak is an ambassador for the Prostate Cancer Research charity, and made his comments as the UK National Screening Committee reconsiders its 2020 decision not to recommend routine screening.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025

Alexander says the project has been an important one — since it not only reconsiders the nature of monuments, it is a way of surfacing a history that had been overwritten.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

“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

Then she reconsiders and adds a final appeal.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

If that change is treated as a new case of high blood pressure, a patient may receive another medication instead of having the original pain treatment reconsidered.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 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

"Any proposal that risks undermining the unity and universal character of the competition must be reconsidered."

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Louie had always shaken this off, but in the spring of ’38, he reconsidered.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

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

Their two recent books for adult readers make the impassioned case for reconsidering children’s literature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 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

Toby glanced at the plane, just long enough that Luke thought he might be reconsidering.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss




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