deliberating

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Jurors spent three weeks viewing internal correspondence and hearing testimony, and arrived at a verdict after deliberating for roughly two hours.

From BBC • May 18, 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 jury of six men and six women began deliberating early Thursday afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The two-week trial in Los Angeles federal court concluded with the jury deliberating for nearly two days.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 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