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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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"But our review found no evidence of deliberate targeting or coordination," it said, adding that the activity "originated from evaluations of third-party models".

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

The illusion was deliberate: The architect, Arata Isozaki, later wrote that he wanted to take a building—“an object overwhelmingly dominated by the force of gravity”—and dematerialize it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Green that a grieving mother could bring a Bivens lawsuit against federal prison officials whose deliberate indifference to her son’s asthma attack caused his death.

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2026

"I don't know if it was a deliberate trap. Because who would answer 'I don't like working with people'?"

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Finally, Colonel Meecham began his descent, every step a deliberate one, tortoise-slow, designed to augment the impatience of his giddily avaricious offspring.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

The order is still being deliberated and may end up not being finalized or signed by Trump, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

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

The verdict in the death of Wilver Blanco came after jurors deliberated for a little more than four hours over two days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

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

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

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

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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

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

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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