under consideration
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By requiring nonprofits to disclose only whether someone on staff has been found liable for wrongdoing, the purported regulation under consideration only hooks onto individuals’ conduct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The PPS does not comment on any evidence in a file while it remains under consideration.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Allegedly, Johnny Depp was under consideration for a time.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
His possible removal -- reported to be under consideration by President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to Ukrainian and foreign media -- comes as Ukraine appears to be in its best position in the war for months.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
He said he would take all that I said under consideration, but that he would make no promises.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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