deliberate
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Police Scotland described the incident as "deliberate and despicable" and are asking for anyone with information to come forward.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The majority’s use of such language is a deliberate choice rather than a scientific inevitability.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
This evolution was a deliberate, state-backed engineering feat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Instead of the protective fortification of concrete barriers and razor wire, the National Mall is marked by a sprawling, deliberate openness.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
“That,” he returned, “is my deliberate opinion in this office.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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
Deciding what to do, Cinnamon deliberates with everyone — her husband, her best friend, her minister, the infant she names Bluebell and, of course, herself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
"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
Not to mention:— “The woman who deliberates is lost,” And the eternal:— “Plato, thou reasonest well,” which avenges, perhaps, on the public their neglect of the play!
From Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges by Saintsbury, George
The jury in 77-year-old George Gibney's deliberated for more than seven hours before returning a to give its verdict's on Monday afternoon.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
“Given the length of this trial, they haven’t deliberated for an inordinate amount of time at this point,” Williams argued.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
The jury of seven men and five women deliberated for 10 hours over three days before coming to their verdicts.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Congress had deliberated for weeks before a majority in favor of independence became a unanimous vote, setting the stage for the next step.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Harry deliberated, wondering whether he ought to lie or not.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
By day 20 of the trial, and after 10 hours deliberating, the jury had a unanimous verdict.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
The jury had been directed that it could reach a majority verdict, but jurors were discharged earlier after failing to do so after nearly 20 hours of deliberating.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
If so, his lawsuit could be thrown out before the jury even starts deliberating the merits of the case.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
In the case underway in Los Angeles, a jury has been deliberating for eight days over social media harm allegations against Meta and YouTube after several weeks of testimony and arguments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
She pressed her hand firmly against the rock, tilted her head to the side, deliberating.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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