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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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“This strategic portfolio acceleration reflects our commitment to value creation through deliberate portfolio construction and strategic capital deployment,” Silgan Chief Executive Adam Greenlee said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Back came Exeter, now two men to the good after Thomas was yellow-carded for a deliberate knock-on, as Jack Yeandle burrowed over and Stephen Varney touched down under the posts.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

But with their capabilities supplemented by human teleoperators, Tau’s robots climbed with deliberate accuracy, albeit a little slowly.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

I’m happy to hear you say that because that was very deliberate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

It is thus easy to think of scientific revolutions as deliberate acts, conducted by people who achieve what they set out to achieve.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

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

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 William F. Wunsch

Some bankers at JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup were canceling meetings, while personnel around JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon and Citi’s Jane Fraser deliberated over whether the chief executives should attend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

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

“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

It felt like I deliberated our journey for hours, when in reality, we were there for only a few more seconds.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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

Raheem and Leroy had stayed down at the courthouse, where the jury was deliberating.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon


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