thinking

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The conditions were so bad that Thrall and Chmielewski both recorded farewell messages for their loved ones, thinking they may not make it back alive.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

I remember thinking her diatribe about the injustice of Hester Prynne’s shunning would segue into the cruelties Charles faced with the goal of inspiring someone to defy the blacklist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Give yourself 30 minutes of thinking on your own before hitting up Claude.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

"Now that we know our thrusters work with ASCENT, we can start thinking of all the ways we can make them even better."

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

She wasn’t the only one thinking about being too sick for school tomorrow, though me and Lloyd would never get away with it.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck