mull over
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You don’t have to argue about it, because the deed is done, but it’s enough information for your mother to quietly mull over after the fact.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 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
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
Prince Andrew is portrayed as casually rude to servants - and palace officials mull over the royals’ lack of empathy: “They’ve never been late for a train - because the train waits for them.”
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024
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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