ruminate
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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
After Eva and Ryland briefly ruminate on fear and primal instinct, Ryland’s otherwise direct and unemotional government superior takes to the mic, performing a cover of Harry Styles’ “Sign of the Times.”
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 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
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From this place of old age and treatable illness, Julian ruminates on the fallible nature of memory and its role in shaping our identities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
“Talking about all this like ancient history makes me feel, ‘Oh yeah, we’ve kind of come a long way,’” Pickles ruminates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 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
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In one study, people who traveled on a short weekend break ruminated less about work concerns than people who spent a similar break at home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Having always taken her work to heart in an all-consuming way, Bates has often ruminated about the unspoken emotional cost of being an actor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 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 also ruminated openly about her political future, privately boosting McCray for a potential campaign for Brooklyn borough president.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
He pored over “Old Waldo” Emerson and ruminated on the philosopher’s essay on “Compensation.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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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
“Musica mexicana has always been there, will always be there and we are going to keep uplifting it,” said the Chihuahua-born singer ahead of his performance, ruminating on what he brought to the genre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 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
Her notes, released with Reggie’s permission, read: “He reports some ruminating and wishing more than anything else he had not been on the road at that moment.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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