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deliberation

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


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They don’t care that the leaks could chill deliberation and collegiality on the Court.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

A Manhattan federal jury reached its verdict in the civil antitrust case on its fourth day of deliberation after a five week trial.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 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

After just 90-minutes of deliberation, the jury found Bradshaw not guilty.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

I think that he wants to defy them, too, with this deliberation, each of his steps a careful word to break down the ready meter they have built, each halting a kind of instant deliverance.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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