deliberating

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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

After deliberating for a little more than three hours, the jury acquitted 37-year-old union carpenter Juan Espinoza Martinez on the charge of murder for hire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

“The Board has been deliberating on this issue since the end of that stakeholder process,” Shields said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026

Four days later the case settled while the jury was deliberating.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

His gaze met Koffi s, and he saw she was deliberating.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray