deliberate
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But cooperation becomes ethically troubling when loyalty to an individual displaces the obligation to question, deliberate and act independently.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
A spate of cyber-attacks that hit supermarket chains across at least 10 European countries on Monday has prompted European Union officials to warn of a deliberate attempt to disrupt the food supply chain.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
But a new study suggests that Chinese companies aren’t necessarily willing to give foreign investors the same information they provide to domestic shareholders, putting them at a deliberate information disadvantage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
"They are a deliberate attempt to disrupt our food supply chain and undermine consumers' confidence in it -- a warning that we must take seriously," Hansen said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
He started toward her, steps slow and deliberate.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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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
I wonder how often that solemn body deliberates as to whether a girl shall be A. B., P. B., or A. M., or whether they ever give them any degree at all.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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 verdicts came after a jury at Northampton Crown Court had deliberated for nearly 11 hours.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
The prosecution rested, and the jury deliberated for five hours.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
I deliberated for a moment, and decided she meant it.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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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 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
On the evening of October 28, the jury began deliberating.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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