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deliberately

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


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In the process, the memo added, carefully constructed security protocols are deliberately stripped away.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

"Late last night, a trespasser breached airport security at Denver Int'l Airport, deliberately scaled a perimeter fence, and ran out onto a runway," Duffy said in a statement.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

To stave off Huxley’s dystopia, we must deliberately shape our children’s souls so that they can be creators, doers and thinkers embracing the next frontier.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Writers are adding typos deliberately to prove they have not used AI.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

For the first time since they’d met, she touched him, carefully, deliberately, on the hand—and then on his face.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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