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In chess, what is the deliberate sacrifice of a piece to gain an advantage commonly called?

deliberate

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




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"It's clear this was a deliberate act," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

"I do not believe the officer's conduct was targeted, however I do believe that it was deliberate and intentional and by her own admission had become a habit in between shifts," Tedds said.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Analyst Jason Shao points out that BOQ’s better-than-expected second-half net interest margin was supported by a deliberate reduction in the size of its balance sheet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

But with their capabilities supplemented by human teleoperators, Tau’s robots climbed with deliberate accuracy, albeit a little slowly.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

She looked from it to Koffi's face several deliberate times before Koffi understood.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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

Individual states have taken actions intending to stop online danger for children as Congress deliberates.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2023

Can we really say, it is asked, that man chooses and deliberates, or even that in any genuine sense he does anything at all, if all his actions are pre-determined by his constitution and environment?

From Determinism or Free-Will? by Chapman Cohen

Some bankers at JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup were canceling meetings, while personnel around JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon and Citi’s Jane Fraser deliberated over whether the chief executives should attend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

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 mistrial came after six weeks of court proceedings and after jurors deliberated for more than 40 hours over seven days.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

I deliberated for a moment, and decided she meant it.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

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

After the jury spent nearly 40 hours deliberating, the judge declared a mistrial on Friday afternoon.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

When they began deliberating, they had to stay in supervised accommodation, with little to no contact with the outside world, until they reached a decision.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Jason had to stop deliberating and take what he wanted.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan


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