deliberate
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“It is clear to me that his approach was deliberate, calculated and aggressive, which is deeply alarming,” Carpenter wrote in the request.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
“I think it was a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize accurate reporting,” Alfonsi told the New York Times of her firing.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
"We do not approach this challenge with needless confrontation but with the posture of measured and deliberate strength."
From BBC • May 30, 2026
According to prosecutors, Scheuer and Schulz allegedly made "deliberate false statements" to the parliamentary committee investigating the issue.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
With deliberate slowness, I set it down on the wood of the desk.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Vocabulary lists containing deliberate
The Crucible
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