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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

Allegedly, Johnny Depp was under consideration for a time.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Carr said the network’s decision would be taken under consideration in the license review process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Separate tracts of ocean surrounding Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in the Western Pacific are also under consideration.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 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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