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Sanchez’s attorney, Michael Schwartz, said the jury had been deliberating for about 3½ days before the mistrial was declared.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2024

Jurors had been deliberating for more than six days in the largest money-laundering trial in British criminal history.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2022

The 12-day trial had concluded and the jury had been deliberating for five days when it was found.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2022

Justice Lucy McCallum dismissed the jury, which had been deliberating for five days, saying that the juror had contravened her strict instructions to rely only on evidence presented in court.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2022

Meantime the Senator had been deliberating how to begin.

From Humour of the North by Burpee, Lawrence J. (Lawrence Johnstone)