intentional

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Curreri, a former police officer, said Bush's "intentional negligence" was "pretty difficult to comprehend".

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

When you’re cooking, be intentional and be efficient with your time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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

Tahini has a kind of quiet luxury to it — less sweet than nut butters, less showy, with a soft, earthy depth that can tip, just slightly, into bitterness in a way that feels intentional.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

The remark was probably intentional hyperbole, but I heard it quoted as fact by a number of media people.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos