deliberate
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Instead, they were just being deliberate about what they’d buy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 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 direct result of the firm’s deliberate growth strategy focused on the practices and markets where it has long been a leader.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
“In order to promote the swift and deliberate development of affordable housing in the City of San Diego, an urgency clause is needed for this measure.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The systematic enslavement of Africans, and the rearing of their children under bondage, emerged with all deliberate speed—quickened by events such as Bacon’s Rebellion.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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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
Individual states have taken actions intending to stop online danger for children as Congress deliberates.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
An observer stands on the bank of a river which he has to swim over, and deliberates on the qualities of the water and on the strength of the current.
From Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) by Leon Davidovich Trotzky
After a three-week trial in June, the jury in Los Angeles deliberated for two days before declaring itself deadlocked on the original charges.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
On Tuesday, the jury deliberated for more than four hours before finding Khan guilty, but cleared Chowdhury.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The jury in 77-year-old George Gibney's deliberated for more than seven hours before returning a to give its verdict's on Monday afternoon.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
“Given the length of this trial, they haven’t deliberated for an inordinate amount of time at this point,” Williams argued.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 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
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Attorneys for both sides made closing arguments on Thursday before the jury began deliberating.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 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
Following a retrial, Natland showed no emotion as the jury brought in a unanimous guilty verdict after deliberating for just over 17 hours.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 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
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