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“The Board has been deliberating on this issue since the end of that stakeholder process,” Shields said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026

Most of the jury has been deliberating since Thursday, when 10 weeks of testimony concluded.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2023

The PPS has been deliberating over evidence contained in two files submitted in the course of the past two years.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2022

Judge Jed S. Rakoff told the lawyers involved in the case that he will formally issue his ruling after a jury that has been deliberating since Friday returns its decision.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022

A Kimberley Process committee has been deliberating the recommendation and the issue will be taken up in a meeting of the entire group in Tel Aviv starting Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2010