deliberation

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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

"We agree that the probable causes are an accumulation of many attributes to depression," the jury foreperson said on Thursday, after about two hours of deliberation.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

Then Mosca said with great deliberation, “Boy, Riccio, that was a real speech!”

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke