ruminate

This leaves investors and analysts to ruminate amongst themselves.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

"It's the gift we give to an audience, it's just to ruminate on that very serious subject, antisemitism, cruelty of all kinds, hatred of the other," Lithgow said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

After thinking a young girl's outfit in an airport was inappropriate, she started to ruminate over why those beliefs appeared in the first place.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

“I try not to ruminate on the past but look to the future,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

He indicated the reclining ersatz animal, which continued to ruminate attentively, still watching alertly for any indication of oats.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

It’s no surprise that a show that draws its name from a story of environmental disaster ruminates on death.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

In the 1994 classic, Tom Hanks ruminates about fate, resilience and providence, from a park bench that has become a part of movie lore in the way of Judy Garland’s ruby slippers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025

As he writes, he ruminates on his mother in a voice-over.

From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2024

Harvey still ruminates about the semifinal loss because of how well the team played.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

Seeder quietly ruminates about how, back in District 11, everyone assumes President Snow is all-powerful.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

“I wonder if the Ancient Mariner in his latter days got really tired of rehearsing his old trauma,” she ruminated in an essay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

But he also said he ruminated on his legacy, fearing his family would see him as a “quitter.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024

Models ruminated about their next plate of pasta, distracted themselves from inopportune itches, and wondered over the sense of fashion amid wars.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024

However, when the reindeer ruminated, this slow-wave activity was decreased during subsequent sleep, and the more they ruminated, the more the slow-wave activity decreased.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 22, 2023

He pored over “Old Waldo” Emerson and ruminated on the philosopher’s essay on “Compensation.”

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Thanks to the dictionary pages she uses for wallpaper, she has a large vocabulary and is prone to ruminating about her ultimate purpose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

He likes ruminating on these spooky, half-remembered spaces.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

That picture is complex, but ruminating on your actions can quickly become torturous.

From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2026

Of course, some anger and frustration will come out during these talks, but long-term wallowing and ruminating on perceived unfairness can be more damaging than the layoff itself.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026

He had reached his sheep now; it lay ruminating, its alert eyes fixed on him in case he had brought any rolled oats with him.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick