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the jury deliberated the case for three days before returning a verdict
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Recent Examples of deliberated
The jury deliberated for more than 24 hours across five days before reaching the verdict.
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Jason Volack, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Pardons for crimes that people have not yet been accused of are currently being deliberated by White House lawyers and Biden has discussed the issue with senior aides, ABC News reported.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
While a Manhattan jury deliberated whether Daniel Penny is guilty of killing his son, Jordan Neely’s father on Thursday sued Penny in civil court for the fatal chokehold on a Manhattan subway car.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
Pardons for crimes that people have not yet been accused of are currently being deliberated by White House lawyers, and Biden has discussed the issue with senior aides, ABC News reported.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The jury deliberated for days before returning a verdict of guilty to one charge of manslaughter against White for breaching his duty of care to Nowland and engaging in an unlawful and dangerous act.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
The jury deliberated over three days following a four-day trial.
—Nick Perry, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
The roof was then closed and the team briefly deliberated re-opening it but the penalty was declined.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Jurors deliberated for about an hour before delivering the verdict after a two-day jury trial ended Friday afternoon.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Jason Volack, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Pardons for crimes that people have not yet been accused of are currently being deliberated by White House lawyers and Biden has discussed the issue with senior aides, ABC News reported.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
While a Manhattan jury deliberated whether Daniel Penny is guilty of killing his son, Jordan Neely’s father on Thursday sued Penny in civil court for the fatal chokehold on a Manhattan subway car.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
Pardons for crimes that people have not yet been accused of are currently being deliberated by White House lawyers, and Biden has discussed the issue with senior aides, ABC News reported.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The jury deliberated for days before returning a verdict of guilty to one charge of manslaughter against White for breaching his duty of care to Nowland and engaging in an unlawful and dangerous act.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
The jury deliberated over three days following a four-day trial.
—Nick Perry, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
The roof was then closed and the team briefly deliberated re-opening it but the penalty was declined.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Jurors deliberated for about an hour before delivering the verdict after a two-day jury trial ended Friday afternoon.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deliberated
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However, such a step is contemplated by four countries, for the Taliban’s violations of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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With both Liv and Nia laid out, Tiffany Stratton pulled out her Money in the Bank briefcase and contemplated a cash-in.Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Among leaders, communication is considered a cornerstone of success.Antony Robinson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Overwintering sites in those areas are considered essential to the conservation of the species.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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But boy do these young guys want to be entertained!Tony Peters, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Verna, for one, imagined that the long, actionless stretches between football plays could be filled with clips of moments that had just transpired from different camera angles, keeping viewers entertained and engaged with the game.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2024
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Some students on the campus questioned the university policy.Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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During the latter inferno, which destroyed 1,600 structures from Westlake Village to Malibu, the school’s policy was questioned and criticized.Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Susan had been the CEO of her son’s company until 2010; what ultimately transpired weighed heavily on her.Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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Babies with only one umbilical artery are at risk of being born small, but Naomi, her daughter, weighed over 6 pounds, so she was assumed to be fine.Nancy Borowick, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
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Benson explored how the gender gap in listing leadership skills varied across the country.Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Since last year, a series of reviews, editorials, and perspective papers, mostly published in obesity journals, have explored this very question.Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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