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the real estate agent purposely withheld information that would have discouraged us from buying the property
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Isaac’s voice is dreamy and raw, purposely relaxed while remaining powerful.
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Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 5 Sep. 2024
Hurley adds that she's purposely shied away from speaking about her cancer publicly, choosing instead to stay strong, and silent.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
Despite Trump’s suggestion that Harris and President Joe Biden purposely avoided Arlington, an unnamed White House official and a Harris aide told NBC News neither Harris nor Biden were invited to commemorate the third anniversary of the attack by the families of service members killed.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
There is a long-running academic debate over whether self-serving corporate interests purposely killed LA’s streetcar system.
—Jay L. Zagorsky, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2024
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Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 5 Sep. 2024
Hurley adds that she's purposely shied away from speaking about her cancer publicly, choosing instead to stay strong, and silent.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
Despite Trump’s suggestion that Harris and President Joe Biden purposely avoided Arlington, an unnamed White House official and a Harris aide told NBC News neither Harris nor Biden were invited to commemorate the third anniversary of the attack by the families of service members killed.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
There is a long-running academic debate over whether self-serving corporate interests purposely killed LA’s streetcar system.
—Jay L. Zagorsky, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2024
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“Purposely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purposely. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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purposely
adverb
pur·pose·ly
ˈpər-pəs-lē 
: with a clear or known purpose
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