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Adjective
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The terrible accident happened this past January, leaving the album as an unintentional farewell from an artist who only recently re-emerged on a wider stage.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
22 June 2026 -
According to advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety, there have been at least 120 unintentional shootings in 2026 by children, resulting in 43 deaths and 79 injuries.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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There’s a growing movement to bring back small rituals, like lighting candles, using cloth napkins, pulling out the good china on a random weeknight, and saying a toast before the first bite.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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Candles, cloth napkins, the good china on a random Wednesday, a quick toast before the first bite.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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In the early 2000s, especially, Ashley favored haphazard updos, with layers falling from the sides, as seen at the spring 2005 Marc Jacobs show in New York.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
12 June 2026
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However, what ends up on screen is interminably dull, both in its visual construction and in its haphazard narrative swerves.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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Only a few minutes earlier, Abulaila endured an inadvertent slap to his throat by Arnautovic on a pass into the box.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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However, after Monday's inadvertent alarm, the office is looking at that policy.—
Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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“Nonpurposive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonpurposive. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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