deliberate
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After analysing the debris from the crash, Bulgaria's defence ministry however said that "currently, nothing suggests that this was a deliberate incident".
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
They can instead design materials that guide quantum states in deliberate and predictable ways.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
It’s a deliberate upsell to what we used to think of as basic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
He says that they are not ruling out deliberate poisoning but it's impossible at this stage to tell what could have killed the elephants.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Each paper made great play of the fact that Rebecca’s body had been found the day after the fancy dress ball, as though there was something deliberate about it.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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
While the jury deliberates Majors' fate, the actor faces up to a year in jail if he is convicted of all four charges.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2023
Individual states have taken actions intending to stop online danger for children as Congress deliberates.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
Instead of inquiring into what is, he deliberates about what ought to be.
From Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) by Leon Davidovich Trotzky
The jury was sent out on Tuesday, they deliberated for around six hours and reached a verdict on Wednesday afternoon.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
After a three-week trial, the jury in Los Angeles deliberated for two days before declaring itself deadlocked.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
“In this case, the jury has deliberated for 13 hours over the course of two days, the notes are unequivocal and clear,” Hwang said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
The panel of seven women and five men first retired last week and had deliberated over four days.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Harry deliberated, wondering whether he ought to lie or not.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Now, was Warsh deliberating targeting the long end of the curve with the statement and ensuing press conference?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
PdVSA recently circulated among industry participants a list of two dozen production-sharing agreements it was deliberating with foreign oil companies, according to a person close to the situation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Several people who work for clinics or businesses selling peptides are on the panel, which will continue deliberating on Friday.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Mark Williams asked the judge Friday morning to give an Allen charge, urging the jurors to continue deliberating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 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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