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ruminative



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The search for identity and community does give this sprawling, ruminative memoir a thematic unity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

He was a ruminative thinker, and often brought a book as a gift when he visited someone.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

A humane, ruminative, humorous and quietly radical figure, he was at the centre of what he hopes will become the first of many such gatherings.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

With its fervid, billowing patriotism and ruminative pastoral interludes, this music sometimes struggles to cross national boundaries.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2024

Volpe is in a ruminative mood, thinking out loud about some of the kids.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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