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This weekend people throughout Wales will be contemplating the words of World War One poet John McCrae: "In Flanders fields, the poppies blow."

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2023

Residents of Santa Monica will be contemplating that question as the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority rolls out a new pilot program.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2023

“Instead of celebrating the joys of summer today, we will be contemplating our current circumstances with the coronavirus and the cost it has drawn from our nation,” he said.

From Fox News • Jun. 18, 2020

That is what people will be contemplating as New York hosts the LA Galaxy this weekend.

From The Guardian • May 17, 2013

So that quite soon after the war this new disillusioned Germany will be contemplating the imperial graces of the present Crown Prince.

From What is Coming? by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)