deliberate
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Still, the deliberate stoking of fear of criminality today mirrors that of the past.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
The important step is to make that concentration deliberate.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
"It's clear this was a deliberate act," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Australian MP Helen Haines is critically ill in hospital in Melbourne after being hit by a car in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says may have been a deliberate attack.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
There was a deliberate childlike aura to her that Ugwu distrusted.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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
I wonder how often that solemn body deliberates as to whether a girl shall be A. B., P. B., or A. M., or whether they ever give them any degree at all.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
The verdict in the death of Wilver Blanco came after jurors deliberated for a little more than four hours over two days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
In his motion filed on Friday, Reddington asked the court to look at calls and texts that "Juror Doe" made between 08:00 and 16:30 local time during all the days the jury deliberated.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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
I deliberated for a moment, and decided she meant it.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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
The jury, made up of nine women and three men, spent six days deliberating the case and twice sent notes to the judge indicating they could not reach a unanimous verdict.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
She pressed her hand firmly against the rock, tilted her head to the side, deliberating.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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