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deliberation

[dih-lib-uh-rey-shuhn] / dɪˌlɪb əˈreɪ ʃən /


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As a player, I always preferred limiting the amount of deliberation inside my head in the build-up to a Test.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 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

So, I agree with you, we’re not going to get rid of cameras, but there need to be some spaces where deliberation is incented and rewarded again.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Diggs remained stoic in the courtroom as the verdicts were announced, following less that two hours of deliberation by the jury.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The headlines told of a decision by the Board of Aldermen, after four months deliberation, that the local budget could not afford traffic lights at certain dangerous intersections of the town.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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