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the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
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In an indictment that became public Thursday, four former DePaul players were alleged to have taken thousands of dollars in bribes to purposely underperform in the first halves of three Big East games during the 2023-24 season.
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Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
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Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
In fact, Aquarius season is purposely pulling you behind the scenes and into the quiet spaces where your intuition speaks louder than logic and words.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Seltzer says that the KonMari Method purposely saves this category for last.
—Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 16 Jan. 2026
Kiyan purposely keeps his circle small.
—Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purposely. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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purposely
adverb
pur·pose·ly
ˈpər-pəs-lē 
: with a clear or known purpose
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