consciously

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But it also quite consciously plays to the baser side of us that takes cold comfort, even joy, at the miseries of the hyperwealthy.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

To be sure, it is hard to know what is true in a land that, as Mr. Mian correctly observes, consciously accepts what it knows to be myths and lies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

These were actions very consciously taken with the eyes of history upon him.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

Without those adjustments, he noted, portfolios can gradually morph into something investors never consciously chose.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

I wasn’t consciously thinking it at the time, but I know that part of me was patiently waiting to get to this point in the evening.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee