take stock
idiom
: to carefully think about something in order to make a decision about what to do next
We need to take stock and formulate a plan.
—often + ofWe should take stock of our finances.
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As the primary campaigns rage on, Leo sets himself up in an empty office in the West Wing to take stock of the Bartlet administration with just one year left in their term.
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Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
Consider this a reminder to take stock of your personal and professional growth.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
But sometimes conscience demands that even we zealots of the future take stock.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
Take this opportunity to decompress and take stock of your inner landscape, because Mars will return to Cancer while retrograde in January, and your training montage will resume at that point—just maybe without so much of the relational intensity and shadowy opponents.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
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Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
Consider this a reminder to take stock of your personal and professional growth.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
But sometimes conscience demands that even we zealots of the future take stock.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
Take this opportunity to decompress and take stock of your inner landscape, because Mars will return to Cancer while retrograde in January, and your training montage will resume at that point—just maybe without so much of the relational intensity and shadowy opponents.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Take stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20stock. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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