ruminate
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This leaves investors and analysts to ruminate amongst themselves.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Psychiatrists described him as neurotic, with a tendency to ruminate and worry, and said he had developed a "rigid sense of right and wrong".
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 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 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
“I feel grievous when I ruminate about your idiosyncrasies, Loring,” Pinkie called out proudly.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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Instead, she ruminates on how microchimerism might change our understanding of ourselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
“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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It’s hard to believe Mr. Smith hasn’t ruminated more seriously on what he might have done differently, and maybe he’ll share that someday in a forum other than a House interrogation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
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
In the six decades since, Lawrence Wright has ruminated often on his old hometown and how it’s different than it used to be.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
A decade into his long, public career, Zev Yaroslavsky ruminated about his motivation for first seeking elected office.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 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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Bradford says many students "can't afford" to spend days ruminating on their offer as popular courses do get filled quickly, but it is important to not agree to one straight away.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
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
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
She was ruminating on these things as she swept the stairwell — she always worked from top to bottom — when it started to rain.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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