deliberated
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I deliberated for a long time about whether to resign from my teaching job, which I’d held for three years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
They had deliberated around four hours, a good spell on a case that had only two witnesses and a video of the alleged assault that prosecutors played repeatedly.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The jury deliberated the case for about three hours before reaching its verdict on Monday.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
A decision on the request can be deliberated and appealed.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Harry deliberated, wondering whether he ought to lie or not.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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