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contemplate

[kon-tuhm-pleyt, -tem-] / ˈkɒn təmˌpleɪt, -tɛm- /




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At that stage, Strategy was sitting on unrealized losses of almost $5 billion and despite public displays of bravura and a refusal to contemplate selling, the pressure on Strategy’s stock price was relentless.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Now, like many of her fellow Israelis, Zvi is asking herself what this conflict actually achieved for her country and is finding it hard to contemplate what happens next.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The shift has permanently changed the lives of coders and sparked a $1 trillion market selloff as investors and executives contemplate the technology’s potential to reshape industries, including finance, legal and healthcare.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Investors should contemplate this war’s financial effects just the same.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

And in the schoolyard—it was too awful to contemplate.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck




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