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In chess, what is the deliberate sacrifice of a piece to gain an advantage commonly called?

deliberate

[dih-lib-er-it, dih-lib-uh-rayt] / dɪˈlɪb ər ɪt, dɪˈlɪb əˌreɪt /




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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

"His motivation for this - what we allege is a deliberate attack - is very much a centrepiece of the investigation," said Victoria Police Commissioner Mike Bush.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

"It's clear this was a deliberate act," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

He paused as if to deliberate, watching the hopeful expression on Sela’s face.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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

This one-year mark comes on the heels of reported upticks in crimes against Jewish and Palestinian communities and as the state Legislature deliberates a reparations package that aims to remedy the legacy of slavery.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024

"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

This prevents, for the time being, any action, and the youth deliberates between the two possible lines of conduct.

From Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education by Ontario. Ministry of Education

Lakeeta Vaccaro Hill was denied punitive damages by the six-person jury that deliberated for less than four hours.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The prosecution rested, and the jury deliberated for five hours.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

The mistrial came after six weeks of court proceedings and after jurors deliberated for more than 40 hours over seven days.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

“We deliberated carefully over those allegations, and so I would say I disagree with the way or the light in which Mr. Edwards paints his actions,” Guest said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

He asked them how long they had deliberated before they bought what they bought.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

The jury is expected to begin deliberating Friday morning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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

After the jury spent nearly 40 hours deliberating, the judge declared a mistrial on Friday afternoon.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

The trio of judges are now deliberating on Patterson's appeal, as well as an argument by the prosecution that her parole period should be scrapped.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

I’d been deliberating for hours whether or not to ask the question—even how to ask the question—and, finally, I just gave in and made a mess of it.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi


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