second thoughts
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When the 30-year mortgage is paid off, you’ll be 89, but you’re probably not banking on holding on to the property for that long if you’re already having second thoughts about the purchase.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
“Well, if she’s not into me, she’s having second thoughts about marrying him. Do I tell him?”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
He studied history and theology at Cambridge and then headed to theological college with the aim of being ordained as a clergyman before he - and the church - had second thoughts.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
Bitbank analyst Yuya Hasegawa said investors quickly had second thoughts about Thursday’s data.
From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025
My grandmother, displaying a theatrical flair akin to her hypochondria, registered complex emotions: surprise; initial delight; second thoughts; prudent near refusal; and then, to the applause already starting up, dizzy acceptance.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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