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The father of a seventh-grader living with cancer recently raised the issue of “whether researchers in a trial could be motivated by prediction market profits,” something so heinous it is difficult to contemplate.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

Millions of Europeans will contemplate the sky in awe on Wednesday as a rare total solar eclipse crosses part of the continent and plunges a swathe of Spain into eerie daytime darkness.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Eschewing grander historical parallels, Vaez calls the current situation a "plastic moment", pregnant with possibility as old adversaries contemplate a different set of relationships.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

He added that the department’s position is the state’s Administrative Procedure Act does not contemplate the commissioner or department staff authorizing intervention requests in the case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

I contemplate leaving, but with Adam asleep, I almost feel alone.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

The series contemplates topics like shady lending practices by financial institutions — something that will resonate deeply with today’s economy — and the ethics of placing oneself in a news story.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Meanwhile, Sam Adams contemplates the film’s ending, arguing that Nolan’s final plot twist changes the meaning of the whole story.

From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026

The Welsh result is also likely to have an impact on the future of the prime minister as Labour contemplates a challenging set of local elections in England and the election to the Scottish Parliament.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

The president is known to monitor the stock market and the state of the economy regularly while he contemplates policy decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

The more one contemplates the hot viruses, the less they look like parasites and the more they begin to look like predators.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Hernández, who entered this series with a .668 OPS against right-handed pitchers, had been struggling for so long that Roberts contemplated a left-field platoon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

The move was contemplated for months, said Reagan, the CFO.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

“The arrest contemplated by Mayor Mamdani would face significant legal challenges,” said Ginsberg, who previously worked in the New York state attorney general’s office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Nike last week said its results would get a lift from tariff refunds that were “not contemplated in the company’s previously provided guidance.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

There was a long, awkward silence as the judge contemplated her.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Rojas has shied away from a full farewell tour but is contemplating returning after the season and transitioning into a player development role.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Alex Kirshner explains why Michigan’s latest controversy has spectators contemplating the nature of time itself.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026

"I don't think the Fifa should be ever contemplating selling off a stake in the World Cup," Masters told BBC Sport.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Soriot built his reputation by doing almost the exact opposite of what he might now be contemplating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

There is something very sad about contemplating a perplexed stuffed alligator when it is dark outside and you do not know who you are or who your parents were or anything about yourself at all.

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo