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deliberate

[dih-lib-er-it, dih-lib-uh-reyt] / dɪˈlɪb ər ɪt, dɪˈlɪb əˌreɪt /




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Police Scotland described the incident as "deliberate and despicable" and are asking for anyone with information to come forward.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Harrington jackets, high-street staples such as polo shirts from Uniqlo and Wallabees from Clarks, are often part of the "smart-Manc" costume, characterised by a deliberate departure from the traditional suit-and-tie uniform of the SW1 postcode.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Raz Zimmt, Iran director at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies, said Trump’s interim deal is weakened by a lack of trust between the parties and the deliberate ambiguity in all of its provisions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

The majority’s use of such language is a deliberate choice rather than a scientific inevitability.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

On the night the city council was to deliberate Greenberg’s case, Ann Atwater and 100 other Hayti residents met at St. Joseph’s Church to plan strategy.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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 doctor moves through the assembly, examines the countenances of this man and that, retires, deliberates, returns, and at last points out the unfortunate man who has already been devoted to ruin.

From The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland by Ward, Harriet

On Tuesday, the jury deliberated for more than four hours before finding Khan guilty, but cleared Chowdhury.

From BBC Jul. 21, 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

“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

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

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

Jurors were sent out to consider their verdicts on Thursday afternoon and have now been deliberating for about seven hours.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Jurors were then sent out to consider their verdicts on Thursday afternoon and have now been deliberating for about seven hours.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

If so, his lawsuit could be thrown out before the jury even starts deliberating the merits of the case.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

The advisory board made its decision after deliberating at an April 15 hearing.

From Los Angeles Times May 2, 2026

“Well,” said he, in a deliberating manner, “for five minutes, perhaps.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen




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