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the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
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Although efforts in the coming weeks will be focused on the presidential election Nov. 5 — especially since so many productions nationwide purposely do not perform on election day — the vision for the initiative goes well beyond this upcoming balloting.
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Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
But the most amusing part of the sketch was Grande singing purposely off-key, demonstrating the atonality of an amateur with her flat notes and lackluster delivery.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2024
The most impressive thing about the sketch is the purposely bad singing.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
The easiest way to achieve that terrible day would be to plan to spend all morning dealing with emails, purposely not pack yourself a nutritious lunch and refuse to excuse yourself from any meeting that is not relevant to you.
—Eran Mizrahi, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
But the most amusing part of the sketch was Grande singing purposely off-key, demonstrating the atonality of an amateur with her flat notes and lackluster delivery.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2024
The most impressive thing about the sketch is the purposely bad singing.
—Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
The easiest way to achieve that terrible day would be to plan to spend all morning dealing with emails, purposely not pack yourself a nutritious lunch and refuse to excuse yourself from any meeting that is not relevant to you.
—Eran Mizrahi, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purposely. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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purposely
adverb
pur·pose·ly
ˈpər-pəs-lē 
: with a clear or known purpose
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