deliberate
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The important step is to make that concentration deliberate.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
"It's clear this was a deliberate act," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 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
For example, they can be deliberate about when they buy their tickets—in previous years, it has been cheapest to book a Thanksgiving flight three to five weeks in advance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 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
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
Individual states have taken actions intending to stop online danger for children as Congress deliberates.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
Mr. G., also a lawyer—I waive the military titles—moves cautiously, deliberates and debates, but perseveres.
From Eleven days in the militia during the war of the rebellion A journal of the 'Emergency' campaign of 1862 by A Militiaman
The jury deliberated for only about three hours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The jury deliberated for less than three hours before reaching its verdict.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The prosecution rested, and the jury deliberated for five hours.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
This week they deliberated on Monday and Tuesday.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
He deliberated for a moment as we walked.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
Personnel around JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon and Citi’s Jane Fraser are actively deliberating whether to go but are concerned about the risks, some of the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
The jury is expected to begin deliberating Friday morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The jury, made up of nine women and three men, spent six days deliberating the case and twice sent notes to the judge indicating they could not reach a unanimous verdict.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 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
His gaze met Koffi s, and he saw she was deliberating.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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