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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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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

The district letter also alleged that Carvalho attended “multiple dinner events with a consultant for AllHere” when that contract was under consideration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

He merely said he would take what we said under consideration.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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