contemplation

That worked for me, as “Great Gold Bird” is built for contemplation, and I wanted time to process its handling of grief.

On Tuesday, Khamenia ended months of contemplation over where he wants to play college basketball.

In his “Commentaries,” Blackstone argued that life “begins in contemplation of law as soon as an infant is able to stir in the mother's womb,” known as “quickening.”

I sat, caught in contemplation, mulling over moments in my life in which I’ve had to navigate separation and heartbreak.

Ogun is a warrior associated with metal work; Oshoosi is named after a wandering spirit renowned for hunting as well as contemplation and artistic pleasure.