deliberate
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The attorneys general claimed it was all part of a deliberate attempt to withhold information and leave fans guessing about how they could buy tickets.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
“I think it was a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize accurate reporting,” Alfonsi told the New York Times of her firing.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
He recognized that his Readymades—neither pictures nor sculptures nor merely found objects—demanded deliberate staging to differentiate themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
During his tenure, any proposed change to the White House or its grounds was approached in a “very concerted and deliberate manner with a lot of educated professionals weighing in,” Sams said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
I’d dropped an oar, and in the confusion of retrieving it I felt his fingertips brush in a casual yet deliberate fashion along my cheek near the jawbone.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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