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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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Jumping in after no leading candidate has emerged “is deliberate, and suggests her team believes she will not face similar roadblocks,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The important step is to make that concentration deliberate.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

"His motivation for this - what we allege is a deliberate attack - is very much a centrepiece of the investigation," said Victoria Police Commissioner Mike Bush.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

"It's clear this was a deliberate act," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Segregation laws were proposed as part of a deliberate and strategic effort to deflect anger and hostility that had been brewing against the white elite away from them and toward African Americans.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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

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

From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2023

In each residential district there is a council, composed of natives and presided over by the resident, which deliberates on questions affecting the district.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various

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

This week they deliberated on Monday and Tuesday.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 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

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

After the jury spent nearly 40 hours deliberating, the judge declared a mistrial on Friday afternoon.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

We came to a T in the road and stopped, the pigeon deliberating between left and right.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs


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