deliberate
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This includes deliberate misuse by bad actors for cyberattacks, and also situations where humans lose control of advanced AI systems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
The discovery raises a difficult question: Was Shanidar A the victim of a deliberate attack, or did a hunting accident cause the fatal injury?
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
"The suggestion is that attention should go to what he is saying. But the plain T-shirt remains an image choice. Looking un-styled can still be a deliberate form of branding."
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Apparently, it’s a deliberate, self-aware camp rather than dime-store kitsch, appealing to a younger, more modern audience that doesn’t take itself seriously.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
This can happen unconsciously, or it can be deliberate, as when a conductor asks for an interval to be "expanded" or "contracted."
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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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
But during this process, as Cannon deliberates on the matter, the witnesses are apparently sweating this out and feeling immense pressure.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2024
Deciding what to do, Cinnamon deliberates with everyone — her husband, her best friend, her minister, the infant she names Bluebell and, of course, herself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 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 jury deliberated for only about three hours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The prosecution rested, and the jury deliberated for five hours.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The grim case led to a series of dramatic twists and turns as the jury deliberated for nearly 40 hours over seven days to determine Clancy's fate.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The grim case led to a series of dramatic twists and turns as the jury deliberated Clancy's fate.
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
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Personnel around JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon and Citi’s Jane Fraser are actively deliberating whether to go but are concerned about the risks, some of the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
The jury is expected to begin deliberating Friday morning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The jury, made up of nine women and three men, spent six days deliberating the case and twice sent notes to the judge indicating they could not reach a unanimous verdict.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
Despite the enormous media footprint, jurors deliberating the case are barred from watching or reading coverage of the trial.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
I’d been deliberating for hours whether or not to ask the question—even how to ask the question—and, finally, I just gave in and made a mess of it.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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