deliberate
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Leaving flight transponders on "is likely deliberate", said UK drone expert Dr Steve Wright, with the US intending to send "a clear message it has eyes in the sky to maintain the squeeze".
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Some jurors interpreted that as a refusal to deliberate, recalling that he spent time reading “The Power of Now,” a book about living in the present.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
And at the State of the Union, again, this was not a deliberate decision to stand out.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
“I think it’s a deliberate effort to make sure we don’t hear from people in ICE custody,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
It was a deliberate attempt to intimidate him, Stalin believed.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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