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the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
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Maybe the bee wasn't purposely directing the ball towards the reward.
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 7 June 2026
At one point Norris, the reigning world champion and last year’s Monaco winner, was asked by his team to purposely slow down and hold up Russell to try to help McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 7 June 2026
Every decision in Wemby’s World is calibrated and purposely restrained.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 5 June 2026
The Importance of Renovating Slowly Smith has purposely gone slow in her renovation, leaving room for happy accidents.
—Caroline Utz, The Spruce, 2 June 2026
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 7 June 2026
At one point Norris, the reigning world champion and last year’s Monaco winner, was asked by his team to purposely slow down and hold up Russell to try to help McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 7 June 2026
Every decision in Wemby’s World is calibrated and purposely restrained.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 5 June 2026
The Importance of Renovating Slowly Smith has purposely gone slow in her renovation, leaving room for happy accidents.
—Caroline Utz, The Spruce, 2 June 2026
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purposely. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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purposely
adverb
pur·pose·ly
ˈpər-pəs-lē 
: with a clear or known purpose
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