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Adjective
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Reggiani served 18 years in prison for the 1995 premeditated murder of her ex-husband, who had been heir to the Gucci fashion house fortune.—
Anna Matranga,
CBS News,
18 June 2026 -
Dusty Ray Spencer, 74, was convicted in 1992 of the premeditated murder of his wife, Karen Spencer, just outside of her west Orange County home earlier that year.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Another telling detail was that the fungi in the surrounding dirt didn’t match the species that chose to bond with the moss, suggesting a deliberate relationship was present.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
21 June 2026
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On the film’s romantic dimension, the director was equally deliberate.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 June 2026
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Tønnessen sees the state backing as a calculated effort by the military to project legitimacy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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That is a calculated move, given how far ahead Ona already sits on enterprise controls.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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All of this was a considered response to European systems within which a tiny plutocracy had built power and control over land and people, especially through familial inheritance.—
Tyler Green,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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Elizabeth honed in on the importance of the transatlantic alliance during a considered address that came in under 15 minutes.—
Tiago Ventura,
Time,
27 Apr. 2026
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After Eubanks steps down as CFO, Justin Coe, chief accounting officer, will assume the role of principal financial officer of the company and its advised REITs.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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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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And for less studied organisms, such as sea sponges, that timeline can be even longer.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
24 May 2026
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Apa worked extensively with a dialect coach and closely studied clips of Stewart’s movies.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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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Crews told them the burn was intentional and that the parkway had been closed for the duration of the operation.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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Racial socialization needs to be an intentional and deliberate process for white parents of Black and Black biracial children.—
Jennifer Rosen Heinz,
Parents,
17 June 2026
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“Prepense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prepense. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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