deliberate
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“We would, therefore, generally lean toward smaller, deliberate conversions over a number of years rather than an aggressive conversion program,” Karger says.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
He may be joking, but the album's focus on Tunes You Can Sing™ is entirely deliberate.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The results suggest that the earliest direction of coiling is imposed by developmental anatomy and physical forces rather than by deliberate muscular movement.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
"Decriminalising suicide must be accompanied by a deliberate expansion of access to quality mental health services. Accessibility must be matched by affordability," APN said in a statement to AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
His work is a classic example of conscious and deliberate thinking.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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
While the jury deliberates Majors' fate, the actor faces up to a year in jail if he is convicted of all four charges.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2023
It meets and deliberates in person —not via Zoom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
In each residential district there is a council, composed of natives and presided over by the resident, which deliberates on questions affecting the district.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
“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
The groundstaff partially removed the covers while officials deliberated.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Nonetheless, a jury deliberated for five days and ultimately found Miles guilty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 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
There was a Jack Kerouac quote their dad loved to repeat when the family deliberated weekend plans.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
The jury, made up of nine women and three men, began deliberating last week after hearing weeks of testimony from dozens of witnesses.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
During Wednesday's hearing, the appeal judges heard that while deliberating their verdict, jurors stayed in the same hotel as members of the prosecution team, a key police witness, and journalists.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Now, was Warsh deliberating targeting the long end of the curve with the statement and ensuing press conference?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
PdVSA recently circulated among industry participants a list of two dozen production-sharing agreements it was deliberating with foreign oil companies, according to a person close to the situation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
We came to a T in the road and stopped, the pigeon deliberating between left and right.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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