as in nondeliberate
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Adjective
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To counteract this unintentional sabotage, start by cleaning your gutters.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026 -
The wildly amateurish performances turn the story’s tragic high points into moments of unintentional goofiness.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Threema uses a random ID rather than a phone number.—
Jennifer Lutz,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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These simulations weren’t random.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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They're arranged in haphazard rows, with Andrew Jackson occupying a prime front spot simply because the owner likes his hair.—
Danielle Paquette The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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Growing long-term wealth isn't about making a few dollars from haphazard investments, but about creating and following a successful, repeatable process.—
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CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, victims have slammed the department for inconsistent or nonexistent redactions that allowed for the inadvertent release of nude photos and other private information about victims.—
Eric Tucker,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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There was nothing at all inadvertent about its disappearance.—
Eugene Robinson,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Nonpurposive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonpurposive. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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