under consideration
idiom
: being thought about and discussed
Her suggestion is still under consideration by the committee.
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While many of the tax proposals relate to expirations in the 2017 Trump tax cuts, there’s no mention of the expiring marginal tax rates or standard deduction, suggesting the extensions may be under consideration separately.
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Tobias Burns, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
At one time, Burgum was under consideration to become Trump’s running mate.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
One of the commercial products under consideration is the OpenDriver AI architecture which would utilize the best of the different AI sub-stacks from different university team members.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Although no decisions were made, the closed-door discussion showed how controversial cuts to the safety net program are seriously under consideration.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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Tobias Burns, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
At one time, Burgum was under consideration to become Trump’s running mate.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
One of the commercial products under consideration is the OpenDriver AI architecture which would utilize the best of the different AI sub-stacks from different university team members.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Although no decisions were made, the closed-door discussion showed how controversial cuts to the safety net program are seriously under consideration.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Under consideration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20consideration. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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