mull over
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I want to mull over this question of what a good execution would even look like.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026
In the meantime, it doesn’t hurt to mull over other ways to help foster an appreciation for delayed gratification — in ways you’d be able to see and appreciate while you’re alive.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
She even suggests assembling a “question collection” in the workplace, to which employees would contribute unknowns for their co-workers to mull over.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Once again, the faithfuls were left to mull over another failure.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025
‘You’ve got a lifetime to mull over the Buddhist understanding of interconnectedness.”
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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