deliberation
Example Sentences
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The jury reached its verdict after nearly five days of deliberation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 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
Following an hour-long deliberation, the committee decided not to revoke Shindig's licence or to add any further conditions to it.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
After more than three hours of deliberation, the commissioners voted unanimously against Levy.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
After a few minutes of puzzled deliberation he took from his pocket a thick red pencil and wrote carefully beneath the inscription: Whoever wrote the above meet me here tomorrow at noon.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
Vocabulary lists containing deliberation
Hamilton
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"The Lady, or the Tiger?" by Frank R. Stockton
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The Federalist Papers, No. 1 by Alexander Hamilton
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