deliberate

They then go into a private room no one else is allowed to enter so that they can deliberate in secret.

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026

Raz Zimmt, Iran director at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies, said Trump’s interim deal is weakened by a lack of trust between the parties and the deliberate ambiguity in all of its provisions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Arendse's yellow card for a deliberate knock-on gave England a man advantage for 10 minutes, and, at the end of the powerplay, Genge barged through opposite number Thomas du Toit from a quick tap penalty.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Instead of the protective fortification of concrete barriers and razor wire, the National Mall is marked by a sprawling, deliberate openness.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

When the drink was nearly gone, I made deliberate slurping sounds as I tried to get the last of it up.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

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

Individual states have taken actions intending to stop online danger for children as Congress deliberates.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2023

"Judges routinely give a 'clean up' instruction before a jury deliberates, telling them not to construe anything the court says as evidence, or as a suggestion of what their verdict should be," she tweeted.

From Salon ● May 1, 2023

Reverie is distinguished from madness as described above; and from delirium, because the trains of ideas are kept consistent by the power of volition, as the person reasons and deliberates in it.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

After a three-week trial, the jury in Los Angeles deliberated for two days before declaring itself deadlocked.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

The jury of seven men and five women deliberated for 10 hours over three days before coming to their verdicts.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Congress had deliberated for weeks before a majority in favor of independence became a unanimous vote, setting the stage for the next step.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

The Santa Barbara Superior Court trial lasted 14 weeks, and the jury, which included eight women and four men, deliberated for more than 30 hours across seven days.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

I deliberated for a moment, and decided she meant it.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

He also acknowledged that the jury was "exhausted" after deliberating from early Thursday morning, adding that "it would be totally wrong" to expect them to continue deliberations in the hours ahead.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

The jury had been directed that it could reach a majority verdict, but jurors were discharged earlier after failing to do so after nearly 20 hours of deliberating.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

If so, his lawsuit could be thrown out before the jury even starts deliberating the merits of the case.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

The advisory board made its decision after deliberating at an April 15 hearing.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026

In honesty, he would have preferred to go into Father Olufemi’s study himself to get the journal, but some quick deliberating had put an end to that idea.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray