deliberate
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A handball in the build-up must be deliberate - or the arm be in an unnatural position.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
“Wage growth is becoming more targeted, more deliberate and more closely connected to skills and productivity than to overall labor-market tightness,” Doyle said.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Legal experts consulted by AFP say the two most plausible charges would be negligence or recklessness -- the latter involving a deliberate choice to ignore known risks or safety obligations.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Some of the cores were worked evenly on both sides, while others followed a more deliberate design.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
In another Brown decision in 1955, the court ruled that the dismantling of separate school systems must happen with “all deliberate speed.”
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Vocabulary lists containing deliberate
The Crucible
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