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Spurred on by the emergence of unexpected events and personalities onto the world stage, I have been cogitating deeply on the questions of where we’ve been and where we’re heading.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2017

“It is something that we have been cogitating for a while,” she said.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2010

Might I not at 315 that very instant have been cogitating on the characters of Saturn and Ops?...

From Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame by Colvin, Sidney

"I have been cogitating," said Easelmann, twisting his moustaches.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 by Various

For long I have been cogitating it and my mind is now firmly made up.

From Fibble, D.D. by Sarg, Tony