deliberates

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The Fed is considering this scenario as it deliberates the future of monetary policy.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

"Judges routinely give a 'clean up' instruction before a jury deliberates, telling them not to construe anything the court says as evidence, or as a suggestion of what their verdict should be," she tweeted.

From Salon • May 1, 2023

It meets and deliberates in person —not via Zoom.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2023

He deliberates for long periods, one colleague said, but then springs into action with a speed that meets the moment.

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2023

While she deliberates as to what is to be done, the father discovers the forgery, and taxing his daughter with it, she becomes panic-stricken and lays the forgery at the door of the private secretary.

From Madge Morton's Secret by Chalmers, Amy D. V.