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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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Measures under consideration include ordering government workers to work from home one day per week, cutting back on official travel and encouraging bicycle, electronic car and public transport use to preserve valuable fuel.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

It was merged into Bitcoin’s official improvement proposal repository in February, meaning it is now formally under consideration by the developer community but is still far from being implemented.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Prosecutors said the case against him was still live and under consideration – but that there would be no proceedings against a 31-year-old Romanian woman who was also arrested at the base.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

You can read our critics’ thoughts on the films under consideration here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

They were so accustomed to my presence, they’d forgotten it was even under consideration.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

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