deliberate
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Some of the caution until now has been deliberate.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Like Mr. McElwee, Mr. Wilson serves as his own deadpan narrator, though he’s often a little more deliberate a comedian.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Any evidence of this type of activity can be judged by council assessors as a deliberate deprivation of assets, external and factored into their final figure of how much you should pay.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
"I knew it so well that I called the FBI and told them... 'That was no accident, that was deliberate'."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“The Aeron was a deliberate attempt to come up with something that looked different.”
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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
Individual states have taken actions intending to stop online danger for children as Congress deliberates.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
"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
On certain days Hoh goes up to them and deliberates with them concerning the matters which he has lately investigated for the benefit of the state and all the nations of the world.
From Ideal Commonwealths by Sir Saint Thomas More
The prosecution rested, and the jury deliberated for five hours.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Nonetheless, a jury deliberated for five days and ultimately found Miles guilty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
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
But the 51-year-old says she did not receive a fair trial, citing problems with evidence, the actions of the prosecution, and an unusual mishap with the jury while they deliberated on their verdicts.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 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
The judge declared a mistrial on 4 September after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict following nearly 40 hours of deliberating.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 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
Jurors told the judge twice before that they were unable to reach a verdict, but were instructed to keep deliberating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
After deliberating for a long moment, I choose a swirl of pink watermelon and green apple.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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