1
as in deliberations
a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something
after much consideration we decided to make an offer on the house
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as in payments
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services
since it was pro bono work, no consideration was made
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Recent Examples of considerations
Among the considerations was whether there was a fence in front of the culvert that literally stops a fish from going through.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Kam Jones, the 38th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, went from Indiana to Chicago in the trade along with draft assets and cash considerations.
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Tony East,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Do cash considerations count against the salary cap?
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Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
26 June 2026
Additionally, 32% of parents shared that their children did not attend summer camp due to cost considerations.
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Derek H. Alderman,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
What are some other considerations that go into reporting a story like this?
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
26 June 2026
Other practical considerations could complicate such an effort, such as how towns would make up for the millions of dollars in tax revenues that are currently paid on utility property.
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John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
What to Plant with Dahlias Based on the above considerations, here are some suggestions that work well as companion plants for dahlias.
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Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
Sure, having a ridiculous number of backup products would ensure that there is no need unaddressed, mass considerations for spaceflight are extremely serious and future missions will need to have better data to know what will be needed in a microgravity environment.
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Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Kam Jones, the 38th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, went from Indiana to Chicago in the trade along with draft assets and cash considerations.
—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Do cash considerations count against the salary cap?
—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
26 June 2026
Additionally, 32% of parents shared that their children did not attend summer camp due to cost considerations.
—
Derek H. Alderman,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
What are some other considerations that go into reporting a story like this?
—
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
26 June 2026
Other practical considerations could complicate such an effort, such as how towns would make up for the millions of dollars in tax revenues that are currently paid on utility property.
—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
What to Plant with Dahlias Based on the above considerations, here are some suggestions that work well as companion plants for dahlias.
—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
Sure, having a ridiculous number of backup products would ensure that there is no need unaddressed, mass considerations for spaceflight are extremely serious and future missions will need to have better data to know what will be needed in a microgravity environment.
—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for considerations
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Jurors began deliberations Monday afternoon in the murder trial of Dandrae Martin and Mtula Payton, the surviving defendants in Sacramento’s deadliest-ever mass shooting, in Sacramento Superior Court.
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On Thursday The New York Times reported, citing people involved in the deliberations, that OpenAI is leaning toward holding off until next year.
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In the decade leading up to the pandemic, a study by the Atlantic Council found Pakistan to be one of only five developing economies, out of a sample of more than 60 countries, whose interest payments consumed more than 40% of its annual revenue intake.
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The White House’s Iran negotiations rely on the dollar’s leverage, but Tehran has blunted that weapon by using alternative financial architecture, The Wall Street Journal reported, including payments in yuan or cryptocurrency, and adopting a Chinese alternative to the Swift banking network.
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While state studies have criticized the state’s education governance model, voters have rejected at least four attempts dating back to 1928 to reform the position.
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Some studies have shown that estrogen can help protect the heart, but the FDA hasn’t authorized it for this use.
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This can help address strength imbalances and movement compensations that, over time, can lead to injury.
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Still, Fiedler shows convincingly enough that American writers’ attempts to adapt the seduction narrative to our concerns—to reimagine it so as to preserve our enduring sense of ourselves as innocents—explain our literature’s peculiar aversions and resultant compensations.
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Savings accounts make people better savers The ESI estimates that some 22 million Americans are eligible for emergency savings accounts as a workplace benefit.
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Oil prices fell on the news of progress, but uncertainty over the status of the Strait of Hormuz — Iran and the US gave conflicting accounts over whether the key waterway was open over the weekend — may have slowed traffic again, The New York Times reported.
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For this calculation, the institutional research department compared UC graduates’ earnings to out-of-pocket costs for their degrees and the opportunity costs of forgone wages of high school graduates of the same age.
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Anthropic gives serious attention to displacement, including the possibility of durable pressure on wages and employment, while the Vatican insists that work is tied to dignity, participation and citizenship.
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Just to cover the city’s various bond measures, the owner of a home with an assessed value of $1 million pays around $1,145 annually.
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Even with premiums, co-pays and deductibles, the federal government cannot afford Medicare-for-some.
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