deliberate
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He was briefed by federal police – whose counter terror squad is helping state officers investigate – and told the national broadcaster: "This wasn't an accident. There was a deliberate act, it would appear."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 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
America’s Corps of Cadets deserves public support, but it will require a deliberate structure and plan to be successful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
“That,” he returned, “is my deliberate opinion in this office.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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
The relief is on hold while the high court deliberates.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
When the assembly of the people deliberates and it thunders, it is because Jupiter does not wish that anything shall be decided on that day and the assembly must dissolve.
From History Of Ancient Civilization by Charles Seignobos
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
The jury of nine women and three men in Plymouth has deliberated for some 35 hours without a verdict, following nearly six weeks of trial proceedings.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 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
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
After deliberating for a long moment, I choose a swirl of pink watermelon and green apple.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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