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deliberation

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


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The jury reached its verdict after nearly five days of deliberation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

As a player, I always preferred limiting the amount of deliberation inside my head in the build-up to a Test.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

To take it from Otterstrom’s fellow Utahns, the betrayal is not just that the already data-center-dense state is getting another one, but that they feel there was no opportunity for democratic deliberation.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

It promotes deliberation and reasoned decision-making resulting in lengthy opinions that explain the justices’ rationale and provide guidance for lower courts in future cases.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

After great deliberation, just as people were beginning to fidget, she had played a short piece by Mozart, adapted for children, but the guests wanted her to play “Jingle Bells.”

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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