deliberate
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“Since the United States took Maduro on Jan. 3, it has been very deliberate, very conscious about trying to reconstruct Venezuela’s security capacity,” said Polga-Hecimovich.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
The attacks in recent days, for which no one has claimed responsibility, have prompted the EU to warn of a deliberate attempt to disrupt its food supply chain.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
She used the project as an example of a personal goal that required deliberate attention, even when the necessary space was already waiting.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
He started the season on the wrong foot with a deliberate trip of an opponent in Hull KR's shock loss to newly-promoted York Knights.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
The deliberate emphasis, the deepened voice, meant that Richard was not part of we; a visitor could not take the liberties of the homeowners.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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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
But during this process, as Cannon deliberates on the matter, the witnesses are apparently sweating this out and feeling immense pressure.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2024
Individual states have taken actions intending to stop online danger for children as Congress deliberates.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
All present will now retire while the council deliberates.
From The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Lakeeta Vaccaro Hill was denied punitive damages by the six-person jury that deliberated for less than four hours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 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
The judge declared a mistrial on Friday after jurors - who had heard the testimony of dozens of witnesses and deliberated for 40 hours - failed to come to a uninanimous decision.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 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
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The jury is expected to begin deliberating Friday morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Judges are deliberating whether Duterte is mentally fit to be tried and have ordered a medical assessment by three specialists.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Jurors told the judge twice before that they were unable to reach a verdict, but were instructed to keep deliberating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
After the jury spent nearly 40 hours deliberating, the judge declared a mistrial on Friday afternoon.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
By 5:45, right when I begin deliberating about going home, I see him walk out the door.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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