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He has pondered whether his A’s should start home games at 4 p.m., the better for tourists to catch a game in the afternoon and a show at night.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2023

It’s a problem that Jack Landy, lead author of the new study, has pondered for several years now.

From Scientific American • Sep. 15, 2022

U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles, who will compete in the 200-meter dash, has pondered performing one of Goku’s signature moves, the spirit bomb, before a race in Tokyo.

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2021

It’s not the first time Congress has pondered the issue.

From Washington Times • Aug. 4, 2019

A man can only think over what he knows, therefore he should learn something; but a man only knows what he has pondered.

From Essays of Schopenhauer by Schopenhauer, Arthur