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the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 June 2025
Reubens had purposely foregrounded his alter ego Pee Wee and hid himself from the public spotlight, making appearances on TV shows like The Tonight Show with David Letterman as the character.
—Matt Shaw, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
He’s blurred the lines purposely to highlight the heyday of the ‘90s.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 28 June 2025
Whether the release was purposely timed to Eurydice’s opening or not, the book now functions as a kind of companion piece to the play, revealing the parts of Ruhl’s life that found their way into this work.
—Pamela Newton
june 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purposely. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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purposely
adverb
pur·pose·ly
ˈpər-pəs-lē 
: with a clear or known purpose
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