deliberation
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After four hours of deliberation, the jury found him not guilty of controlling and coercive behaviour and suffocation.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
After a few minutes of deliberation, the whole group went through each board member and voted on whether or not they were likely to support tenants, landlords or seemed to be relatively neutral.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
The jury reached its verdict after nearly five days of deliberation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
To take it from Otterstrom’s fellow Utahns, the betrayal is not just that the already data-center-dense state is getting another one, but that they feel there was no opportunity for democratic deliberation.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
Toward the church they thronged with slow sabbath deliberation, the women and children went on in, the men stopped outside and talked in quiet groups until the bell ceased ringing.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
Vocabulary lists containing deliberation
Hamilton
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"The Lady, or the Tiger?" by Frank R. Stockton
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The Federalist Papers, No. 1 by Alexander Hamilton
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