as in ponders
to give serious and careful thought to
the jury deliberated the case for three days before returning a verdict
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Song broke out with her 2023 drama Past Lives, which follows a woman from Seoul, South Korea, who ponders her relationship with a childhood friend in the decades after her family immigrates to Canada and marries an American man in New York City.—
Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
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The research team carefully ponders numerous different inputs for each type of complexity.—
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The couple now keeps the tiny strands safe, even as Jessica contemplates one day turning them into a keepsake.—
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Not everyone contemplates the cosmos, but star sign beliefs may lead us to choose our romantic partner or judge our existing partner’s motives and intentions, based on what their horoscope says.—
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The ranking calculation considers up to 17 key measures of academic quality for National Universities and 13 indicators for the National Liberal Arts Colleges, Regional Universities and Regional Colleges.—
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Ana Navarro, who considers herself a centrist and has been deeply critical of Trump from the beginning, chimed in, too.—
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The question is whether that hardware expands or merely entertains.—
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By night, Criel entertains guests for intimate dinners — and the occasional artistic performance.—
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In a third scene, the group debates what to do.—
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The world often debates climate change in the language of science and economics.—
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That isn’t as fast as a supercar but is pretty quick for a vehicle that weighs over two-and-a-half tons.—
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Each Tiger Dam tube weighs 50 pounds dry and 6,300 pounds when filled with water.—
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“Deliberates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberates. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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