mull over
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These are the thoughts you mull over as “Fire and Ash” re-asks the same questions as before: Where does Spider belong?
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
Clarke said he has a lot to mull over, which he does.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2025
It’s unclear if the happy couple recalls their wretched experiences in Borderland, but their sights are trained on the future as they mull over baby names.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2025
We mull over alternative routes to avoid traffic, cook up last-minute dinner plans and mentally prepare for tomorrow’s meeting.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 2, 2023
Sitting down on a steel cot across from the stove to mull over this eerie tableau, I encounter evidence of McCandless’s presence wherever my vision rests.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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