mull over
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Next in line was Zaslav, who met with Paramount Chief Executive Bob Bakish in December to mull over the idea of merging their companies, according to people who were briefed on the matter.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024
We should mull over the reasons for his success, which might begin with the fundamental question: Is it a requirement of the genre that a punk must be angry?
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2024
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
The chimpanzee study gives researchers plenty to mull over.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 25, 2023
As soon as dinner was over, she retreated to her bedroom, claiming she had a lot of homework, to mull over what had happened.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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