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deliberative

[dih-lib-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv] / dɪˈlɪb ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪv /


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These influencers play to audiences largely made up of people who want to be seen atop the moral high ground without putting in the deliberative intellectual work to get there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

There are, however, still tangible benefits to this deliberative approach.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

It is letting companies speed-run a process that can often be a deliberative slog relying on tried-and-true approaches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

“These processes are deliberative, thorough, and intended to bring substantive change to how we serve our residents.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025

In the midst of the pandemonium Gershom Bulkeley quietly reached for the copybook, studied it carefully, and turned a shrewd, deliberative eye upon Kit.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare




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