deliberate

Example Sentences

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“Provisions that enable the deliberate engineering of vulnerabilities into critical infrastructure like Signal are a grave threat to privacy everywhere,” said Udbhav Tiwari, vice-president for strategy and global affairs at the messaging service.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Environment Minister Tamara Zein last month also accused Israel of committing an "urbicide" in the area, using a term which means the deliberate destruction of urban areas.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Leaving flight transponders on "is likely deliberate", said UK drone expert Dr Steve Wright, with the US intending to send "a clear message it has eyes in the sky to maintain the squeeze".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

"Dating the jewelry to the same time frame as the remains provides more evidence that this was a deliberate burial and opens up conversations about the significance of cave burials during this period," added Rick.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

This can happen unconsciously, or it can be deliberate, as when a conductor asks for an interval to be "expanded" or "contracted."

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones