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deliberately

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


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There is something almost deliberately subversive about that framing.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

She's deliberately planned her look - clothes, hair and jewellery - to separate herself from Stern and "be seen as me and not that character".

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Costume designer Colleen Atwood devised the ensemble, while Ed Cubberly created the famous fiberglass muzzle, deliberately leaving it uncoated to evoke the look of dried, taut skin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

OpenAI was testing models on ExploitGym, a cybersecurity benchmark, with important safety restraints deliberately disabled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Whether started deliberately or accidentally, global war would leave civilization in a shambles,” Eisenhower warned the nation.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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