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deliberately

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


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Irranca-Davies later called Martin's statement "unnecessarily provocative and deliberately offensive" and "clearly discriminatory" when he issued the speaking ban.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

He has rejected calls to deliberately slow down AI development even as some insiders warn the technology could threaten human existence within a decade.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

“When a single company represents more than 6% of the S&P 500, its succession risk becomes a portfolio risk for millions of investors who never deliberately bought the stock.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

Laura Miller makes the case that Edgar Allan Poe—whose work deliberately eschews many of the essential themes of American literature—is actually the most influential American writer of them all.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026

Bobby deliberately varied the kinds of food he ate: Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Hungarian, even Kosher, alternating restaurants every night.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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