deliberate
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Leaving flight transponders on "is likely deliberate", said UK drone expert Dr Steve Wright, with the US intending to send "a clear message it has eyes in the sky to maintain the squeeze".
From BBC • May 20, 2026
"Dating the jewelry to the same time frame as the remains provides more evidence that this was a deliberate burial and opens up conversations about the significance of cave burials during this period," added Rick.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
The Chinese side added “constructive,” a deliberate echo of the formula former President Bill Clinton and Jiang Zemin adopted in 1997.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
And at the State of the Union, again, this was not a deliberate decision to stand out.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
The first is that truly successful decision making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing deliberate
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