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• n  a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
• n  (of ruminants) chewing (the cud)
  ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination
• n  regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding

• It decreases rumination, and trains the brain to adopt different thinking circuits.
• But it's Murray who sells, and inhabits, this rumination on life as an endless repetition of small inanities and indignities.
• Like many of Miyazaki's films it's a rumination on the importance of self-reliance, selflessness and the challenge of growing up.

• contemplation
• reflection
• reflexion
• musing
• thoughtfulness

News & Articles

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• Phillies tie it, lose it in ninth to Dodgers
  LOS ANGELES - Charlie Manuel used 62 different batting orders in his team's first 81 games. The Phillies manager likes to think about his lineup - typically, the process consumes him. But on this night, 24 hours after his offense exploded for 16 runs, there was no rumination required.
  June 30, 2013 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Quotes

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• John Lithgow in The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
  Three years ago,says Lithgow, "I started working on this idea that I'd had for a while. Two stories, preceded by a friendly rumination on why we need stories in the first place."