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How to use the word contemplating in a Sentence?

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If states passed laws that say things like, and many of them are currently contemplating these, ‘ whatever the NCAA rules are in NIL, they do n’t apply in our state, ’ that creates an issue where you put schools and conferences, many of which involve multiple states, in an impossible position, i think John Jones/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images Adidas’s incumbent on us to come up with a proposal that works in the absence of that [ legislation ], but I do think it will be harder to apply John Jones/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images Adidas to all 50 states if states passed laws that put schools in positions where they have to make a call.

John Jones/Icon

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There are points in the Chinese plans … that are consistent with things the Ukrainians have long said, that China itself has put out there, but look, China’s been trying to have it both ways. It’s on the one hand trying to present itself publicly as neutral and seeking peace, while at the same time it’s talking up Russia’s false narrative about the war. It is, as I said, providing non-lethal assistance through its companies and now contemplating lethal assistance.

Antony Blinken

Found on CNN
1 year ago

At this point, I thought he would run away, but he was just standing here contemplating whether to fight or run away.

Tom Tsay

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I already called all of my friends in Texas and told them how to cast their vote, and I am deeply contemplating taking a bus load of New Yorkers to go to Texas and do some good old-fashioned door knocking because, for the good of America, we have to get him out of office.

Eric Adams

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Good country Park entrepreneur Frannie Karlin said her heart is weighty simply contemplating the casualties killed, and the kids impacted by the current week's misfortune. https://teechip.com/stores/highland-park-strong-t-shirts It's terrible, she said. I mean we work with kids consistently and just to feel that this happened to every one of the children locally — it's horrendous, She realized she needed to effectively uphold her local area. My mother shared with me today, 'you know, you're continuously active for the local area' and I said 'well they were there for me too when COVID occurred' and I didn't think I planned to make it they were there for us, she said. She's currently making and selling 'High country Park Strong' shirts, and is giving 20% of the returns to help plan and convey dinners to people on call and the groups of the casualties in the result of the misfortune. Occupants inspired by the shirts can visit Glamor Girlz Central to submit a request, and Karlin told NBC 5 the reaction has been overpowering. It simply makes me exuberantly pleased that everyone is attempting in their own specific manner, anything that exceptional way is making a shirt or an arm band anything that it is everybody is attempting to offer in return, she said.Highland Park Strong T Shirts

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1 year ago

I did not think we’d be talking about this after this game. I'm gonna take some time and have conversations with the folks around here, and then take some time away and make a decision -- obviously before free agency or anything kinda gets going on that front, it's fresh right now. It's a little shocking for sure. Definitely was hoping to have a nice week after the NFC Championship to enjoy the lead up [to the Super Bowl] and start contemplating some things, so I haven't even let the moment really sink in yet.

Quinn Harris/Getty Images

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Writing, producing and directing a series alone was really such a big task. When I think about doing the same for season two, I'm personally kind of worried, there's nothing confirmed at the moment, but so many people are enthusiastic that I'm really contemplating it.

Hwang Dong-hyuk

Found on CNN
2 years ago

While we are cautious in interpreting price action at a time of the year when liquidity is not as plentiful, we think markets are contemplating a potential growth scare as the Delta variant spreads and infections rise.

Mazen Issa

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

Investors are contemplating the risks of the recent resurgence of Covid-19 cases to the labor market and economy, and Treasury rates and mortgage rates are moving lower as a result, the weakening in activity is potentially a signal that pent-up demand is starting to wane and that low housing supply is limiting prospective buyers' options.

Joel Kan

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We certainly are contemplating requirements for what we call social distancing.

Governor Jay Inslee

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

People are historically slow to change their beneficiaries - or anything to do with estate planning. It means contemplating their own death.

Jeff Levine

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Then came Rio Olympics. United States ' Missy Franklin had never been through anything like Rio Olympics before. There were plenty of tears, even as United States ' Missy Franklin tried to maintain United States ' Missy Franklin smiling, upbeat facade. It was brutal, United States ' Missy Franklin recalled. You are literally on the biggest stage in the world and falling short of every single goal youve set for yourself. You truly feel like youre embarrassing yourself. Yet, that was when United States ' Missy Franklin found something deep inside, something United States ' Missy Franklin always hoped was there but wouldnt really know until she went through such a trying ordeal. Its really easy to inspire people in success and when youre doing well. Its really hard to inspire people when youre failing, when youre falling on your butt, now I have to show up and be that person I always said I wanted to be in a situation like this. While this has been a solitary journey in many ways, Franklins husband has helped greatly in easing the transition from competitive swimming. When his wife-to-be was contemplating whether to have another surgery, he pointed out that there were far more important things still to come, that had nothing to do with being a star athlete. Theres always going to be a part of me thats still working through it, still reflecting and seeing what else I can take away from it.

United States

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Now I have to show up and be that person I always said I wanted to be in a situation like this. While this has been a solitary journey in many ways, Franklins husband has helped greatly in easing the transition from competitive swimming. When his wife-to-be was contemplating whether to have another surgery, he pointed out that there were far more important things still to come, that had nothing to do with being a star athlete. Theres always going to be a part of me thats still working through it, still reflecting and seeing what else I can take away from it.

United States

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

We've had direct conversations with President Macron and Bruno Le Maire, the finance minister, and they absolutely understand they would need waivers from the US to do that, and that is not something we're contemplating at the moment.

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We've got to play a far stronger role in exposing the hypocrisy at the Department of Justice, with no evidence of collusion, with no evidence of any crime whatsoever, they unleashed Bob Mueller to go investigate things that happened before Donald Trump was even contemplating running for president.

Donald Trump

Found on CNN
4 years ago

That would be militarily a disaster. It would lead to the loss of thousands and thousands of lives. It's not something anyone should be contemplating, so there's no taking it back by force.

Kurt Volker

Found on CNN
5 years ago

There are more than 3,000 species of mosquitoes in the world, most of which do not feed on people, it is not practical or desirable -- indeed it's not even possible -- to wipe out all populations of all mosquito species. No one is seriously contemplating that.

Bob Peterson

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I had lost this person who was not going to be there to meet this woman I'd fallen in love with. I was happy, but I was still kind of struggling with that loss, and so I think a lot of that was kind of swishing around in my brain as I was sitting down to write it. I was obviously in a place where I was contemplating a lot of beautiful things ; at the same time, I was contemplating a lot of difficult things.

Life Itself

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We heard what he was contemplating and it needed a response.

Ron Tweel

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

So I think North Korean guest workers have been continuing that even up through today, as North Korean guest workers were contemplating the June 12th summit.

Mike Pompeo

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I really do worry that there is a quiet, unintentional message of endorsement that's sent when we do nothing or when all we do is talk, i think when there is not a collective condemnation with policy change from what is supposedly the world's greatest deliberative body that there are very quiet cues that are picked up by people who are contemplating the unthinkable in their mind.

Chris Murphy

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

What is it exactly that's going to happen this time that didn't happen at any point in the past 15 years? it seems patently absurd to me to be contemplating this. The circularity, the perpetual motion of that delusion is extraordinary.

David Michôd

Found on CNN
6 years ago

There is a healthy tension between the franchisee and the franchiser, and the demands on each other in the business relations will also be stronger, in what we are contemplating to do now.

Soren Hansen

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We are making legal preparations if the president tries to break the law, and what boggles my mind is that the president is contemplating directing the military to knowingly break the law.

House Speaker Paul Ryan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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