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deliberately

[dih-lib-er-it-lee] / dɪˈlɪb ər ɪt li /


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Though HOAs are heavily criticized online, home buyers generally don’t deliberately seek to avoid homes that are part of one, said Garrett, the Louisville real-estate broker.

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

The new findings suggest engineers might be able to create different or improved behaviors by deliberately varying the shapes, sizes, orientations, and physical properties of those units.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

He kept his emotions deliberately in check and, even though he lost the third set, never loosened his grip on the match.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

“Po” allows a deliberately provocative idea without requiring us to defend it as true.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Oh, man—I just realized they deliberately buttered me up with buttered noodles.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling




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