deliberating

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The advisory board made its decision after deliberating at an April 15 hearing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

After deliberating for more than eight hours, the jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

The jury came back with an acquittal after deliberating for about an hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

“The Board has been deliberating on this issue since the end of that stakeholder process,” Shields said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026

After deliberating for three days, the nine-member jury finds Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, George Atzerodt, and David Herold guilty.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly