reflect (on or upon)

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Verb
  • Attorney and longtime political donor John Morgan, founder of the mega personal injury firm Morgan & Morgan, created his own independent party this year and is also weighing a run for governor in the Sunshine State, despite supporting Democratic candidates and causes in the past.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 29 May 2025
  • Many expect Durant to be moved after another year of underperforming with the Suns, while Antetokounmpo is weighing his future in Milwaukee.
    Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • California Democrats are now pondering the unthinkable.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025
  • The Sharks could have a lot to think about – or nothing to ponder at all.
    Eric Stephens, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • On May 31, the actors took the stage at a packed Paramount Theatre and reminisced about their days filming seven seasons of the drama centered on a New York advertising agency in the 1960s.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 2 June 2025
  • And as officials work to determine what caused the blaze, area residents are reminiscing.
    Zuri Primos, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • The jury deliberated for just four hours, according to the Los Angeles Times, and voted to convict Girardi on four counts of federal wire fraud.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 4 June 2025
  • When the trial ended, the jury deliberated for about five hours over a two-day span and convicted Patron of intentional killing while engaged in drug trafficking, hostage taking resulting in death and conspiracy to take hostages resulting in death.
    Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • The Swiss start-up team, with an average age of 23, will analyze data from their base in Lecaute, France, and plan to return to the water when conditions allow.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 27 May 2025
  • The 2009 study analyzed how honeybees are affected by low doses of cocaine.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
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“Reflect (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reflect%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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