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purposefully

[pur-puhs-fuh-lee] / ˈpɜr pəs fə li /






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Allegations of a purposefully cheapened offshore yuan as a controlled currency are misguided and ignore key facts, he says, adding that the PBOC’s price guidance has been predominantly to appreciate, not depreciate the yuan.

From The Wall Street Journal

Drug cartels are not purposefully launching attacks on Americans with narcotics because the groups have no incentive to kill their customer base, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal

What if we could sleep more purposefully and use fashion to direct the tone of our sleep?

From Los Angeles Times

Republicans have purposefully made that pain intense in order to break Democrats.

From Los Angeles Times

As in the previous two Tests, Australia started purposefully after the interval and thought they had a third try as Addo-Carr shrugged off a Lewis tackle to score, but it was disallowed for offside.

From BBC