deliberate
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She called the network’s decision to allow her contract to expire “a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize factually accurate reporting” that “sends a chilling message to the entire newsroom.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“We are very conscious and deliberate about it.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Environment Minister Tamara Zein last month also accused Israel of committing an "urbicide" in the area, using a term which means the deliberate destruction of urban areas.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Leaving flight transponders on "is likely deliberate", said UK drone expert Dr Steve Wright, with the US intending to send "a clear message it has eyes in the sky to maintain the squeeze".
From BBC • May 20, 2026
She always had a tough time falling asleep when she was too deliberate about it.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
Vocabulary lists containing deliberate
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