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
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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