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In recent years, the “Good Wife” and “Shrinking” actor has contemplated on his mortality, telling “CBS News Sunday Morning” in 2023 that he doesn’t see himself making it to 80.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The foundation has contemplated selling the property back to him, a prospect Puech rejected: “I cannot buy this house twice.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

Mitchell has contemplated the possibility of the Red Roses' homecoming, against the odds, falling flat.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

Brazil’s government has contemplated allowing the tapping of oil in a region close to the Para state, where Belem lies.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024

It has occurred to everyone who has contemplated, even casually, the question of intelligent life in the universe.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan