deliberately
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The judge said that to show defamation, Trump had to demonstrate that the Journal and its reporters acted with “actual malice,” meaning they deliberately published a false story or showed reckless disregard for the truth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The reef is home to a small Philippine military outpost aboard the BRP Sierra Madre, a rusting World War Two-era ship deliberately grounded there in 1999 to assert Manila's claim to the territory.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
The nutria, an invasive rodent plaguing California, may have been deliberately released.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
"Although we deliberately refrained from any strike action during the Easter holidays, no serious proposal was made," he added.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
This book has therefore been deliberately written in opposition to certain conventions which have become established in ‘these postmodern days’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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