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Adjective
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He is being held without bail, facing charges of premeditated murder with a gun enhancement, enough to send him to prison for a sentence of 50 years to life if convicted.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Inspired by the notorious Parker-Hulme murder case, the film examines the dangerously obsessive friendship between two teenage girls — Winslet as Juliet Hulme and Melanie Lynskey, also in her film debut, as Pauline Parker — which culminates in the premeditated murder of Parker's mother.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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However, what is missed is that these moves are far more deliberate actions, part of a larger tactical pattern.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The shift is abrupt and deliberate, marking the threshold between Seminyak’s glorious disorder and the calm seclusion of the Oberoi Beach Resort, Bali.—
Arion McNicoll,
TheWeek,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Ian Terry won Big Brother season 14 at just 21 years old, becoming the show’s youngest champion after outmaneuvering veteran players with a quiet — but highly calculated — game.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Jesse Plemons leans into unhinged intensity, while Emma Stone counters with calculated control.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Credit scores typically range from 300 to 850, with scores of around 670 and higher considered good.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
29 Dec. 2025
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Still, others are happiest at a considered farm stay or upstate hideaway, where the pleasure lies in quiet mornings and befriending animals on the farm.—
Livia Caligor,
Architectural Digest,
23 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Meaningful persuasion requires the suspension of some short-term interests for the sake of long-term interests, which is why coercive economic statecraft among allies is ill advised.—
MICHAEL KIMMAGE,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Dec. 2025
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The wind screens deflect a fair amount of wind (and rain), but Super 3 drivers are well advised to wear some form of eye protection.—
Mike Duff,
Car and Driver,
15 June 2022
Adjective
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Neves Valente, 48, was a Portuguese national and studied physics at Brown from the fall of 2000 to the spring of 2001, according to Brown President Christina Paxson.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Dec. 2025
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In some ways, her approach to design is very studied and methodical.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
18 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Páez was also convicted of two counts of aggravated homicide, qualified by intent and malice aforethought.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
25 Feb. 2023
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Had Styles — either completely by accident or with malice aforethought — unleashed a mouthful of spit upon his elder co-star?—
Vulture,
Vulture,
7 Sep. 2022
Adjective
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That might have been intentional since at one time families of the employees in those houses lived on the grounds of the prison, often with prisoners working as house servants to the families.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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For the roughly 4 in 10 people who are resolute in finding a new job this year, Salemi advises being more intentional and strategic in your search to use the smaller pool of competition to your advantage.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Prepense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepense. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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