through one's mind
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Writing is a profession in which a constant stream of thoughts courses through one’s mind, tumbling into ideas and words onto pages that become TV shows, feature films, books and plays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
"Obviously, all sorts of things went through one's mind," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2021
What goes through one's mind right before walking out to such an enormous event?
From Fox News ● Feb. 26, 2019
The postwar datelines rattle through one’s mind – 1979, 1997, 2010 – and come nowhere near.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 24, 2016
He could be almost said to perceive what was passing through one's mind, so quick was his discernment, so penetrating his thought.
From Hubert's Wife A Story for You by Minnie Mary Lee
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