intentional

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Another benefit is how short trips force you to be intentional about how you spend your limited time.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The perceived similarity to Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This,” a rom-com pairing a rabbi with an agnostic podcaster, is probably intentional.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

“Invest in your own intentional community,” said Thomas West, a financial adviser and senior partner at Signature Estate & Investment Advisors in Tysons, Va. “Secure caregiving formally and informally.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Mitchell said audits by government health programs, private insurers and a third-party auditor had found no evidence of fraud or intentional wrongdoing at Piece by Piece.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The stance had something of a pose to it, as if it were an intentional, even affected, display of mighty art.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel