under consideration

Idioms  

1. Being thought about or discussed, as in Your application is under consideration; we'll let you know next week. This idiom was first recorded in 1665.

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under consideration

A bill currently under consideration in the California Legislature would pave the way for the hundreds of officers from other states to help police the 2028 Games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Arrangements for the rest of the trip were still under consideration, the source said, leaving it unclear whether the whole family would visit but stay outside the capital.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

The Atlanta Fed didn’t advance his candidacy, and he is no longer under consideration, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

The government will hold a consultation on what the new 2030 target should be, meaning it could take months before it is decided, but numbers ranging from 50% to 70% are under consideration.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

As a sort of test, he had agreed to set up a cage with a few pairs of the rodents, imitating on a reduced scale the enterprise under consideration.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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• contemporary
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