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consciously

[kon-shuhs-lee] / ˈkɒn ʃəs li /


ADVERB
knowingly
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The decision to focus on certain medieval buildings and roadways absent from his writings—on what he missed, consciously or otherwise—seems a curious one, particularly in a presentation of this size.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

I was in my 20s, and practicing consciously dating rather than hopping from one serious relationship to the next.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

While investors may not consciously try to boost their European exposure, passive inflows into non-U.S. equities have returned, mostly through international allocations.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

By the time filming began, Holland says there was no need to consciously work out how to make the three-person dynamic function as "it just worked and clicked immediately".

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

When the Haudenosaunee hunted these animals, the historian William Cronon observed, they were harvesting a foodstuff which they had consciously been instrumental in creating.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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