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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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Sorting through a lifetime of possessions gets physically harder with age, and a health scare or a forced move can turn what should be a deliberate process into an emergency one.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

His brusqueness was deliberate, a way “of presenting himself and covering up his actual feelings.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the strikes were "deliberate, precise, calibrated, and proportionate, and strictly limited to identified military objectives directly linked to the attempted attacks against Pakistan".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

We spoke to the Hollywood titan about his new memoir, “Roll the Calls,” his punishing approach to “disloyalists” and the deliberate rage he inherited from his civil-rights-activist mother.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Ben began a slow deliberate dribble to his right.

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

But during this process, as Cannon deliberates on the matter, the witnesses are apparently sweating this out and feeling immense pressure.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2024

Individual states have taken actions intending to stop online danger for children as Congress deliberates.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2023

The jury, after receiving its instructions, retires from the court room and deliberates in secret.

From Government in the United States National, State and Local by James Wilford Garner

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

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

The grim case led to a series of dramatic twists and turns as the jury deliberated for nearly 40 hours over seven days to determine Clancy's fate.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

“We deliberated carefully over those allegations, and so I would say I disagree with the way or the light in which Mr. Edwards paints his actions,” Guest said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Nonetheless, a jury deliberated for five days and ultimately found Miles guilty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

He deliberated for a moment as we walked.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

Judges are deliberating whether Duterte is mentally fit to be tried and have ordered a medical assessment by three specialists.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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

Now, was Warsh deliberating targeting the long end of the curve with the statement and ensuing press conference?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

On the evening of October 28, the jury began deliberating.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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