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She also ruminates on such questions as what it is to be human and what it means to die.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Bruce ruminates over Flannery O’Connor stories and Terrence Malick’s 1973 crime drama “Badlands,” which he happens upon while channel surfing one night.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

Still, associating too much with the self has been linked to psychiatric disorders like depression, where the mind ruminates on the self and the body can become oppressive.

From Salon • May 26, 2025

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