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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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The discovery raises a difficult question: Was Shanidar A the victim of a deliberate attack, or did a hunting accident cause the fatal injury?

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

The stakes couldn’t be higher and a deliberate and rational response to this important situation is required.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Apparently, it’s a deliberate, self-aware camp rather than dime-store kitsch, appealing to a younger, more modern audience that doesn’t take itself seriously.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Still, the deliberate stoking of fear of criminality today mirrors that of the past.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

The people given four minutes to deliberate got the right answer a mere 20 percent of the time.

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

"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

It meets and deliberates in person —not via Zoom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2023

Citizens, members of the Commune, I feel myself incapable of any longer bearing the responsibility of a command where every one deliberates and no one obeys.

From History of the Commune of 1871 by P. Lissagary

Jurors deliberated for just under four hours before delivering a majority verdict at the end of a trial which began two weeks ago.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 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

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 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

Sullivan, who is overseeing the trial, previously urged them to continue deliberating until there is no possible chance of a decision.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 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

“Well,” said he, in a deliberating manner, “for five minutes, perhaps.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen


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