wondering
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Investors are wondering if Super Micro’s orders can trickle down into earnings growth.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
I started wondering how a band like that got past the velvet rope and realized that none of it was by accident, it was all by design.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
It’s 7 p.m. on a random weeknight, and you’re scratching your head while staring into the fridge, wondering what to eat for dinner.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
In Psalm 73, Asaph pleads with God, wondering why good men suffer while the wicked prosper.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
He’d taken up residence on the front step and was scanning the road, wondering where everybody was.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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