as in contemplation
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Noun
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This is followed by solitary Bible study and contemplation.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025 -
At the other end of Eilean Mòr, past a mossy Celtic cross standing like a lighthouse at the island’s tallest point, Sandy showed us the Cave of Saint Cormac, its opening hardly more than four feet high, where eighth-century monks used to retreat for periods of secluded contemplation.—
Leslie Jamison,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2025
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In her interpretation, these songs become transcendent, soul-shattering meditations on life and loss.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Combined with practices like mindfulness meditation, yoga, and massage therapy, retreats help participants significantly lower stress levels.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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The following cogitations, therefore, are not totally uninformed noisy opining.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
10 Dec. 2024
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The narrator knows that there is something cheapening and peculiarly hollow about all this cogitation.—
Merve Emre,
The New Yorker,
8 Oct. 2024
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The Emmy Award winner looks in the mirror in the commercial only to see a dog mocking his movements instead of his own reflection.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2025
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Designer Petar Petrov shares why his blazer sold out within hours of the Princess of Wales wearing it 4 Comments Kate Middleton's style choices are a reflection of her priorities, in more ways than one.—
Monique Jessen,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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The number of American digital nomads has significantly increased, but successfully merging work and travel requires careful consideration of routine, community building, and time for exploration.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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The committee heavily relies on MaxPreps computer rankings in the section’s new playoff format across all sports, but other criteria such as head-to-head and strength of schedule are also taken into consideration.—
Nathan Canilao,
The Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2025
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For all that, any one person’s odds of dying in an air disaster are vanishingly small—about one in 13.7 million according to a 2024 study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
11 Feb. 2025
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Flashback: Over the years, factors that may have impacted Black med school student admission rates include: The influential 1910 Flexner Report: Without it, 29% more African American physicians would've graduated in 2019 alone, one JAMA study estimates.—
Steph Solis,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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Rick Ross also offered his two cents, mocking 50 Cent for his reaction to seeing them together, and later exploring the thought of producing a big budget BMF film.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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The recent skid probably ruined any thought of making a playoff run.—
Kevin Kurz,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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The growing pains sparked congressional debates decades ago, but the advertising industry's cash cow won out over political quarrels, institutionalizing the contemporary idea of Presidents Day.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
17 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, the same debates accompanying discussions of slavery reparations in greater society permeate the order as well: Some feel a moral urgency while others criticize the effort as unfairly burdening the entities of today or suggesting the order’s ongoing work with the poor should suffice.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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