deliberate
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They can instead design materials that guide quantum states in deliberate and predictable ways.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
In a new court document filed Monday, Apple described OpenAI's actions as "repeated instances of deliberate theft."
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
It’s a deliberate upsell to what we used to think of as basic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
He says that they are not ruling out deliberate poisoning but it's impossible at this stage to tell what could have killed the elephants.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Danny found his father’s deliberate mistake easily, and I was able to follow the ensuing Talmudic discussion without too much difficulty, though I did not join in.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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
The relief is on hold while the high court deliberates.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
I wonder how often that solemn body deliberates as to whether a girl shall be A. B., P. B., or A. M., or whether they ever give them any degree at all.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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
After a three-week trial, the jury in Los Angeles deliberated for two days before declaring itself deadlocked.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Congress had deliberated for weeks before a majority in favor of independence became a unanimous vote, setting the stage for the next step.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
It felt like I deliberated our journey for hours, when in reality, we were there for only a few more seconds.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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
Mark Williams asked the judge Friday morning to give an Allen charge, urging the jurors to continue deliberating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Here, leaning over the banister, I cried out suddenly, and without at all deliberating on my words—
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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