deliberate
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Instead, they were just being deliberate about what they’d buy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
“It’s a deliberate choice, not a limitation,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
But Ossoff, who’s running for reelection in a swing state that Trump won twice, is a deliberate and relentlessly on-message communicator—sometimes to the point of looking and sounding a little scripted.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
This is a deliberate choice with Michael Carrick perhaps taking inspiration from PSG's midfield trio who he has referred to as playing "exactly the kind of football I enjoy".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
His actions had been so deliberate and yet so wasteless of time that he came to the house while Mrs. Tiflin was still ringing the triangle.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
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
This one-year mark comes on the heels of reported upticks in crimes against Jewish and Palestinian communities and as the state Legislature deliberates a reparations package that aims to remedy the legacy of slavery.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024
"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
The House virtually both deliberates and legislates in small sections.
From Congressional Government A Study in American Politics by Woodrow Wilson
On Tuesday, the jury deliberated for more than four hours before finding Khan guilty, but cleared Chowdhury.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
“In this case, the jury has deliberated for 13 hours over the course of two days, the notes are unequivocal and clear,” Hwang said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
The panel of seven women and five men first retired last week and had deliberated over four days.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
The nine-person panel in the blockbuster trial deliberated for less than two hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
He deliberated for a moment as we walked.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
The trio of judges are now deliberating on Patterson's appeal, as well as an argument by the prosecution that her parole period should be scrapped.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Now, was Warsh deliberating targeting the long end of the curve with the statement and ensuing press conference?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
PdVSA recently circulated among industry participants a list of two dozen production-sharing agreements it was deliberating with foreign oil companies, according to a person close to the situation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Jurors first indicated that they were at an impasse on Thursday afternoon, after deliberating for more than 13 hours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
By 5:45, right when I begin deliberating about going home, I see him walk out the door.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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