deliberate
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We therefore need to be cautious about interpreting every fossil groove as deliberate toothpicking.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Handre Pollard gave the Bulls a penalty lead but was then sin-binned for a deliberate knock-on.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
“These results represent the compounding impact of deliberate choices we’ve made to strengthen our strategy, sharpen execution and invest in the areas that will drive our future,” Chief Executive Geoff Martha said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
“It is clear to me that his approach was deliberate, calculated and aggressive, which is deeply alarming,” Carpenter wrote in the request.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
In another Brown decision in 1955, the court ruled that the dismantling of separate school systems must happen with “all deliberate speed.”
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Vocabulary lists containing deliberate
The Crucible
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