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Example sentences for: pondered

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(In a recent, cruel Salon column, Camille Paglia pondered the significance of Clinton's women's big mouths.
The media, as always, pondered what it all means for the media.
I've pondered these issues ever since.
Analysts pondered why the pope's request worked this time, whereas similar pontifical pleas for mercy have failed in the past.
As virtually all ethical philosophers who have pondered the matter agree, it doesn't make sense to model our moral values on the logic of nature anyway; to infer ought from is --to commit the "naturalistic fallacy"--only leads to moral confusion.