intentionally

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The team envisions a future in which portable systems could be deployed directly over burning oil spills to intentionally generate fire whirls on demand.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

California state law defines a “law enforcement gang” as a group of officers “who engage in a pattern of on-duty behavior that intentionally violates the law or fundamental principles of professional policing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Leah Belsky, OpenAI’s vice president of education, said the tool “is intentionally designed to slow students down at the right moments and keep them engaged in the thinking.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

In March, Meta and Google were found liable for harms caused by a 20-year old plaintiff who said they intentionally built their platforms to be addictive.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Either they were intentionally trying to slow him down, or they were so taken with Boots’s beauty that they had forgotten about him entirely.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins