deliberate
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The temporary order from the high court gives justices more time to deliberate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“That is not a weak consumer — it is a deliberate one,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 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
In another Brown decision in 1955, the court ruled that the dismantling of separate school systems must happen with “all deliberate speed.”
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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
Individual states have taken actions intending to stop online danger for children as Congress deliberates.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
"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
Semi-brief-rest may denote one either stupid or fuller of thoughts than he can utter; minimrest, one that deliberates; crotchet-rest, one in a passion.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Isaac Disraeli
Nonetheless, a jury deliberated for five days and ultimately found Miles guilty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
The jury of seven men and five women deliberated for 10 hours over three days before coming to their verdicts.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 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
There was a Jack Kerouac quote their dad loved to repeat when the family deliberated weekend plans.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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
Several people who work for clinics or businesses selling peptides are on the panel, which will continue deliberating on Friday.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 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
His gaze met Koffi s, and he saw she was deliberating.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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