deliberate
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Issuing the summons against the four men last year, District Judge Stephen Leake said the EA alleged there had been "a deliberate plan by officers of the company to manipulate the OSM regime".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
It flows from deliberate choices made by state health authorities a decade ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The majority’s use of such language is a deliberate choice rather than a scientific inevitability.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 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
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
It meets and deliberates in person —not via Zoom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
But when a man deliberates and gathers arguments in favor of human prudence he can believe the contrary, and this is from the world.
From Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence by Wunsch, William F.
On Tuesday, the jury deliberated for more than four hours before finding Khan guilty, but cleared Chowdhury.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The jury in 77-year-old George Gibney's deliberated for more than seven hours before returning a to give its verdict's on Monday afternoon.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
After a three-week trial, the jury in Los Angeles deliberated for two days before declaring itself deadlocked.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
I deliberated for a long time about whether to resign from my teaching job, which I’d held for three years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
He deliberated for a moment as we walked.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
After deliberating for four months, the court will rule whether to confirm, overturn or adapt the verdict and sentence handed down on Le Pen in March 2025.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Mark Williams asked the judge Friday morning to give an Allen charge, urging the jurors to continue deliberating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Last week, a second jury was discharged after deliberating for nearly 20 hours following a five-week trial.
From BBC ● May 29, 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
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
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