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deliberation

[dih-lib-uh-rey-shuhn] / dɪˌlɪb əˈreɪ ʃən /


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This matter calls for sober deliberation with a minimum of partisanship and recrimination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The justices, in other words, will decide this case the proper way—with full briefing, oral arguments, deliberation, and an opinion—rather than over the shadow docket, with little or no explanation.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

A businessman from Felixstowe was initially tried for her murder in 2001, but he was later found not guilty, after just 90 minutes of deliberation, by a jury at Norwich Crown Court.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

The specific details are expected to be posted for school board deliberation in February.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

With great deliberation, he put his feet on the floor and stood up.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren




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