second thoughts
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When the 30-year mortgage is paid off, you’ll be 89, but you’re probably not banking on holding on to the property for that long if you’re already having second thoughts about the purchase.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026
Now, some officials in San Diego have begun to have second thoughts of their own.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
He says while he would have jumped at the chance to go to Brit School as a teenager, now he would have second thoughts.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
"The AI revolution is here, no second thoughts about it," said Nara Lokesh, information technology minister for Andhra Pradesh state, which is positioning the city of Visakhapatnam as a cornerstone of India's AI push.
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
I wasn’t exactly having second thoughts about the end of the world, but I was glad I had a choice.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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