deliberate
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Still, the deliberate stoking of fear of criminality today mirrors that of the past.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
The important step is to make that concentration deliberate.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
"It's clear this was a deliberate act," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
“This strategic portfolio acceleration reflects our commitment to value creation through deliberate portfolio construction and strategic capital deployment,” Silgan Chief Executive Adam Greenlee said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
What she did—and how many times she did it—was with deliberate and evil purpose.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
And so, I think there has to be both a change to the way the Senate deliberates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
The Fed is considering this scenario as it deliberates the future of monetary policy.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
This one-year mark comes on the heels of reported upticks in crimes against Jewish and Palestinian communities and as the state Legislature deliberates a reparations package that aims to remedy the legacy of slavery.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024
Individual states have taken actions intending to stop online danger for children as Congress deliberates.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
Semi-brief-rest may denote one either stupid or fuller of thoughts than he can utter; minimrest, one that deliberates; crotchet-rest, one in a passion.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Isaac Disraeli
Some bankers at JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup were canceling meetings, while personnel around JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon and Citi’s Jane Fraser deliberated over whether the chief executives should attend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
The jury deliberated for only about three hours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The verdicts came after a jury at Northampton Crown Court had deliberated for nearly 11 hours.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
The prosecution rested, and the jury deliberated for five hours.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
There was a Jack Kerouac quote their dad loved to repeat when the family deliberated weekend plans.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Personnel around JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon and Citi’s Jane Fraser are actively deliberating whether to go but are concerned about the risks, some of the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
The jury is expected to begin deliberating Friday morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The judge declared a mistrial on 4 September after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict following nearly 40 hours of deliberating.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
After the jury spent nearly 40 hours deliberating, the judge declared a mistrial on Friday afternoon.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
After deliberating for three days, the nine-member jury finds Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, George Atzerodt, and David Herold guilty.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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