deliberation

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On Wednesday, the ninth day of deliberation, the jury found that Meta and YouTube were negligent in a case that accused the companies of designing their apps to be addictive and harmful to teens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 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

GB played their own powerplay in response and made full use of it, a furious double sweep by both Mouat and Dodds earning a decisive four points after some deliberation with the measuring stick.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

We believe that we are always better off gathering as much information as possible and spending as much time as possible in deliberation.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell