as in nondeliberate
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Adjective
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Some lives are lost due to unintentional exposure including babies, young children and public servants that come into contact with this drug.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025 -
Others — many, as tax experts have told me — are unintentional and the result of the law’s complexity.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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The prime time talent show is once again ruining our viewing of acts by constantly cutting in reaction shots of the audience, hosts and random people.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 July 2025
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Din Djarin, Boba Fett, and a random stormtrooper are all effectively evoked by these simple outfits.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
4 July 2025
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Both shows just burn through villains in the most haphazard and jarring way, never really allowing for any of them to build up into something truly threatening, let alone interesting enough to carry the mantle of Big Bad.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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That fact was evident not only in the casualties and hostage-taking during the massacre, but in the grinding, brutal, and haphazard war in Gaza that has followed.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2025
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There is also a risk of inadvertent inhalation of spray sunscreen particles, especially when products are used on children.—
Arlene Blum,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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The second major change, which compounded this problem, was the largely inadvertent breakdown of prepublication licensing.—
Fara Dabhoiwala,
Harpers Magazine,
4 June 2025
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“Nonpurposive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonpurposive. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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